CVE-2010-0015

glibc NIS password hash disclosure

Published Jan 14, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2 adds information from the passwd.adjunct.byname map to entries in the passwd map, which allows remote attackers to obtain the encrypted passwords of NIS accounts by calling the getpwnam function.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1973-1 New glibc packages fix information disclosure
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0047 nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2 adds information from the passwd.adjunct.byname map to entries in the passwd map, which allows remote attackers to obtain the encrypted passwords of NIS accounts by calling the getpwnam function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1396-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:37 AM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 14, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 10, 2009, 12:00 AM