CVE-2011-0721
N/A
Published: February 18, 2011 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorShadow
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) chfn and (2) chsh in shadow 1:4.1.4 allow local users to add new users or groups to /etc/passwd via the GECOS field.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42505Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43345Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
Source: [email protected]
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.380014Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2164VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0396Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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