{"id":"CVE-2015-3245","details":"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.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:29:19.061300Z","published":"2015-08-11T14:59:05Z","related":["MGASA-2015-0278"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76021"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}