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7.5high

CVE-2002-1227

PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as d…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/10405.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5994 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2002/dsa-177 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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