Security Advisory
CVE-2015-3245
2.1
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
August 11, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory