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Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.
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It was found that libuser, as used by the chfn userhelper functionality, did not properly filter out newline characters in GECOS fields. A local, authenticated user could use this flaw to corrupt the /etc/passwd file, resulting in a denial-of-service on the system.
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.
It was found that libuser, as used by the chfn userhelper functionality, did not properly filter out newline characters in GECOS fields. A local, authenticated user could use this flaw to corrupt the /etc/passwd file, resulting in a denial-of-service on the system.
Vulnerabilidad de lista negra incompleta en la función chfn en libuser en versiones anteriores a 0.56.13-8 y 0.60 en versiones anteriores a 0.60-7, tal como se utiliza en el programa userhelp en el paquete usermode, permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (/etc/passwd corruption) a través de un caracter de nueva línea en el campo GECOS.
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Translation
Vulnerabilidad de lista negra incompleta en la función chfn en libuser en versiones anteriores a 0.56.13-8 y 0.60 anterior a 0.60-7, como se utiliza en el programa userhelp en el paquete usermode, permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (/etc/passwd corruption) a través de un caracter de nueva línea en el campo GECOS.
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