{"id":"USN-5254-1","summary":"shadow vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or\nexpose sensitive information. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-12424)\n\nIt was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.\n(CVE-2018-7169)\n","modified":"2026-06-29T13:49:35.528888755Z","published":"2022-01-27T14:29:40Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12424","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7169"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-12424","CVE-2018-7169","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12424","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7169"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5254-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12424"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7169"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"shadow","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu6","1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu7","1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu8","1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9","1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.1","1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.2","1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4","1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"login","binary_version":"1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"},{"binary_name":"passwd","binary_version":"1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"},{"binary_name":"uidmap","binary_version":"1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2017-12424"},{"id":"CVE-2018-7169","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5254-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"shadow","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu7","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu1","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu2","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu3","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu4","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.3","1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1","binary_name":"login"},{"binary_version":"1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1","binary_name":"passwd"},{"binary_name":"uidmap","binary_version":"1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2017-12424"},{"id":"CVE-2018-7169","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5254-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"shadow","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2"}]}],"versions":["1:4.2-3.2ubuntu4","1:4.5-1ubuntu1","1:4.5-1ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"login","binary_version":"1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2"},{"binary_version":"1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"passwd"},{"binary_version":"1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"uidmap"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-7169","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5254-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}