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    CVE-2010-0015

    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.

    Published:Dec 10, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 14, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.01544
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Glibc

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560333
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320356003425&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320570505651&w=2
    http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11134
    http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-glibc/glibc-package/trunk/debian/patches/any/submitted-nis-shadow.diff?revision=4062&view=markup
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/11/6
    https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560333
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320356003425&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320570505651&w=2
    http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11134
    http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-glibc/glibc-package/trunk/debian/patches/any/submitted-nis-shadow.diff?revision=4062&view=markup
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/11/6
    https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High