CVE-2010-0015

High

Description

nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2 adds information from the passwd.adjunct.byname map to entries in the passwd map, which allows remote attackers to obtain the encrypted passwords of NIS accounts by calling the getpwnam function.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Gnu Glibc

PublishedJan 14, 2010

First seenJan 14, 2010

How to fix

Vendor advisories

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
gnu glibc	2.7, 2.10.2	—

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