HIGH
chfn in pwdutils 3.0.4 and earlier on SuSE Linux, and possibly other operating systems, does not properly check arguments for the GECOS field, which allows local users to gain privileges
Published Nov 5, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
chfn in pwdutils 3.0.4 and earlier on SuSE Linux, and possibly other operating systems, does not properly check arguments for the GECOS field, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.84% 0.02838
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02838
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02838) | 86.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02838) | 84.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00678) | 69.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17469 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.osvdb.org/20525 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415725/30/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15314 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17469 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/20525 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415725/30/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15314 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 5, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 5, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3503
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a