vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5254-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5254-1",
  "summary": "shadow vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or\nexpose sensitive information. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-12424)\n\nIt was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.\n(CVE-2018-7169)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12424",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7169"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2022-01-27T14:29:40Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:53Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "shadow",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow@1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu6",
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu7",
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu8",
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9",
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.1",
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.2",
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4",
        "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "login",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "passwd",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "uidmap",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-12424",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-7169",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "shadow",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow@1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu7",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu1",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu2",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu3",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu4",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.3",
        "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.4"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "login",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "passwd",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "uidmap",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.5+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-7169",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "shadow",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow@1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:4.2-3.2ubuntu4",
        "1:4.5-1ubuntu1",
        "1:4.5-1ubuntu2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "login",
            "binary_version": "1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "passwd",
            "binary_version": "1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "uidmap",
            "binary_version": "1:4.5-1ubuntu2.2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-7169",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5254-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12424"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7169"
    }
  ]
}