| Name | CVE-2011-0721 |
| Description | Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) chfn and (2) chsh in shadow 1:4.1.4 allow local users to add new users or groups to /etc/passwd via the GECOS field. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2164-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| shadow (PTS) | buster | 1:4.5-1.1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:4.8.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:4.13+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:4.13+dfsg1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| shadow | source | lenny | (not affected) | | | |
| shadow | source | squeeze | 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-2+squeeze1 | | DSA-2164-1 | |
| shadow | source | (unstable) | 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3 | | | |
Notes
[lenny] - shadow <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)