Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201712424000
Revision Date:2017-08-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12424 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12424
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'shadow' package in bionic is not affected (note: '1:4.5-1ubuntu1').
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