Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53277
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-585-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'shadow' package(s) announced via the DSA-585-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'shadow' package(s) announced via the DSA-585-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A vulnerability has been discovered in the shadow suite which provides programs like chfn and chsh. It is possible for a user, who is logged in but has an expired password to alter his account information with chfn or chsh without having to change the password. The problem was originally thought to be more severe. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 20000902-12woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.3-30.3. We recommend that you upgrade your passwd package (from the shadow suite). Affected Software/OS: 'shadow' package(s) on Debian 3.0. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1001 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:894 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000894 Debian Security Information: DSA-585 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-585 http://secunia.com/advisories/13028 XForce ISS Database: shadow-pwdcheck-modify-account(17902) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17902
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