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CVE-2010-0015

nvd nist
Published: Jan 14, 2010Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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7.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Gnu: Glibc
1 product
Glibc
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Version 2.10.2
Version 2.7

Related CWEs

References (24)

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