Shadow
Vendor:
First CVE: Feb 17, 2017 · Active for 9 years
5
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 77% of tracked products
1.3
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 55% of tracked products
6.8
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 36% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Shadow over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Feb 17, 2017
9 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 14, 2023
1,197 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Shadow5 CVEs
20%
20%
40%
20%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local3 (60.0%)
Network2 (40.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low5 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None5 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low3 (60.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None2 (40.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
5 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-12424CRITICAL In shadow before 4.5, the newusers tool could be made to manipulate internal data structures in ways unintended by the authors. Malformed input may lead to crashes (with a buffer o | Aug 4, 2017 | 9.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-19882HIGH shadow 4.8, in certain circumstances affecting at least Gentoo, Arch Linux, and Void Linux, allows local users to obtain root access because setuid programs are misconfigured. Spec | Dec 18, 2019 | 7.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-6252HIGH Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap. | Feb 17, 2017 | 7.8 | 23 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-7169MEDIUM An issue was discovered in shadow 4.5. newgidmap (in shadow-utils) is setuid and allows an unprivileged user to be placed in a user namespace where setgroups(2) is permitted. This | Feb 15, 2018 | 5.3 | 20 | NO | NO |
In Shadow 4.13, it is possible to inject control characters into fields provided to the SUID program chfn (change finger). Although it is not possible to exploit this directly (e.g | Apr 14, 2023 | 3.3 | 17 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Shadow
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | 1 | 7.8 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.5 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.2.1 | 1 | 7.8 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.13 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |