Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840588
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1065-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-1065-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-1065-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Kees Cook discovered that some shadow utilities did not correctly validate user input. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to inject newlines into the /etc/passwd file. If the system was configured to use NIS, this could lead to existing NIS groups or users gaining or losing access to the system, resulting in a denial of service or unauthorized access. Affected Software/OS: 'shadow' package(s) on Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0721 BugTraq ID: 46426 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46426 Debian Security Information: DSA-2164 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2164 http://osvdb.org/70895 http://secunia.com/advisories/42505 http://secunia.com/advisories/43345 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.380014 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1065-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0396 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0398 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0773 XForce ISS Database: shadow-chfnchsh-crlf-injection(65564) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65564
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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