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7.5high

CVE-2005-2949

pam_per_user before 0.4 does not verify if the user name changes between authentication attempts and uses the same subrequest handle, which…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

pam_per_user before 0.4 does not verify if the user name changes between authentication attempts and uses the same subrequest handle, which allows remote attackers or local users to login as other users by using certain applications that allow the username to be changed during authentication, such as /bin/login.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

References

  • securityreason.com /securityalert/2 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16781/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14813 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=112654636915661&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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