PatchTheCVEshadow project vulnerabilities
Recent CVEs affecting shadow project products. 4 tracked.
shadow project has 4 tracked vulnerabilities, 1 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2023-04-14. Highest priority: CVE-2017-12424 (score 66/100).
- CVE-2023-29383 LOW 3.3 DOWNGRADE In Shadow 4.13, it is possible to inject control characters into fields provided to the SUID program chfn (cha
- CVE-2018-7169 MEDIUM 5.3 DOWNGRADE An issue was discovered in shadow 4.5
- CVE-2017-12424 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE MITIGATE In shadow before 4.5, the newusers tool could be made to manipulate internal data structures in ways unintende
- CVE-2016-6252 HIGH 7.8 DOWNGRADE Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
FAQ
How do I fix shadow project vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is shadow project being exploited right now?
None of the tracked shadow project CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which shadow project CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2017-12424 currently ranks highest (66/100): In shadow before 4.5, the newusers tool could be made to manipulate internal data structures in ways unintende.