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CVE-2005-2977

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does n…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 37%
Public exploits
0
none known

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/17346 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-805.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17352 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/2227 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1015111 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10193 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • cvs.sourceforge.net /viewcvs.py/pam/Linux-PAM/NEWS?rev=1.6&view=markup · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17350 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17365 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168181 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/15217 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-22.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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