CVE - CVE-2017-12424

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-12424	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In shadow before 4.5, the newusers tool could be made to manipulate internal data structures in ways unintended by the authors. Malformed input may lead to crashes (with a buffer overflow or other memory corruption) or other unspecified behaviors. This crosses a privilege boundary in, for example, certain web-hosting environments in which a Control Panel allows an unprivileged user account to create subaccounts.
References
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CONFIRM:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756630 CONFIRM:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1266675 CONFIRM:https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/commit/954e3d2e7113e9ac06632aee3c69b8d818cc8952 GENTOO:GLSA-201710-16 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-16 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20210317 [SECURITY] [DLA 2596-1] shadow security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00020.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170804	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170804)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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