Libuser implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts one Unix systems. It has been reported that several vulnerabilities exist in this library. Attackers could possibly crash applications that are linked to this library, or possibly cause the applications to write 4GB files containing garbage to disk. These issues could possibly lead to a denial of service condition, causing legitimate users to be unable to access resources.
Libuser implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts one Unix systems. It has been reported that several vulnerabilities exist in this library. Attackers could possibly crash applications that are linked to this library, or possibly cause the applications to write 4GB files containing garbage to disk. These issues could possibly lead to a denial of service condition, causing legitimate users to be unable to access resources.