CVE-2010-0015 describes a vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2. Specifically, a flaw in nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c allows the getpwnam function to expose encrypted NIS account passwords by incorporating data from the passwd.adjunct.byname map into passwd map entries. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.