CVE-2010-0015 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain encrypted NIS passwords by exploiting a glibc flaw that improperly merges password adjunct data into standard passwd entries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0015?
CVE-2010-0015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, published on 14 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Glibc.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0015?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2010-0015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Glibc
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0015, DSA-1973-1, GHSA-42jr-443g-g58q.