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    CVE-2021-40084

    opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.

    Published:Aug 25, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 25, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.01275
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Artixlinux
    Product
    Opensysusers

    Exploits

    https://bugs.debian.org/992058https://bugs.debian.org/992058

    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