CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.5
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2017-08-04
Last Modified Date: 2017-10-17