CVE-2007-0003

Published Jan 23, 2007

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description
pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.2
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

Vendor comments

  • Red HatNot vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of pam as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

Configurations