CVE-2023-29383In Shadow 4.13, it is possible to inject control characters into fields provided to the SUID program chfn (change finger).
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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., adding a new user fails because \n is in the block list), it is possible to misrepresent the /etc/passwd file when viewed. Use of \r manipulations and Unicode characters to work around blocking of the : character make it possible to give the impression that a new user has been added. In other words, an adversary may be able to convince a system administrator to take the system offline (an indirect, social-engineered denial of service) by demonstrating that "cat /etc/passwd" shows a rogue user account.
- CVSS
- 3.3 LOW (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
shadow_project shadow shadow_project:shadow | 4.13 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/pull/687issue-tracking
- https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/commit/e5905c4b84d4fb90aefcd96ee618411ebfac663dpatch
- https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/?fid=31797exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/cve-2023-29383-abusing-linux-chfn-to-misrepresent-etc-passwd/exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00026.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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