PT-2005-4299 · Pwdutils · Pwdutils

Published 2005-11-05 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2005-3503

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions pwdutils versions 3.0.4 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the chfn command in pwdutils, which does not properly check arguments for the GECOS field. This allows local users to gain privileges.

Recommendations For pwdutils versions 3.0.4 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as no specific fix is provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3503

Affected Products

Pwdutils

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1299 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3503 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/415725/30/0/threaded · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15314 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17469 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/20525 · Note