DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0721

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0721

    Published: 19 Feb 2011Last Modified: 14 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-0721

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0721

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: shadow

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3

    Affected versions

    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