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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
A flaw was found in shadow-utils. When asking for a new password, shadow-utils asks the password twice. If the password fails on the second attempt, shadow-utils fails in cleaning the buffer used to store the first entry. This may allow an attacker with enough access to retrieve the password from the memory.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | shadow | 0, 1:4.8.1-1, 0 |
| Debian:14 | shadow | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | shadow | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | shadow | 1:4.13+dfsg1-1, 0, 4.13+dfsg1 |
Timeline
- Dec 27, 2023 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated