CVE-2005-3503: Pwdutils

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Pwdutils Pwdutils: up to and including 3.0.4

Published 2005-11-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.