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CVE-2017-12197

Improper Input Validation in libpam4j

Also known as GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known

It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.kohsuke:libpam4j
<1.10
1.10

Affected products

  • Red Hat, Inc. libpam4j

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2904 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2905 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2906 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-4025 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1503103 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12197 · advisory
  • github.com /kohsuke/libpam4j/issues/18 · web
  • github.com /kohsuke/libpam4j/commit/02ffdff218283629ba4a902e7fe2fd44646abc21 · web
  • github.com /kohsuke/libpam4j · package

Sources

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