PT-2002-2201 · Linux · Pam

Published 2002-10-28 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1227

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PAM version 0.76

Description: The issue allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users because a disabled password is treated as if it were an empty password.

Recommendations: For PAM version 0.76, update to a version where this issue is fixed to prevent attackers from gaining privileges as disabled users. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1227

Affected Products

Pam

References · 7

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1227 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1227 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2002/dsa-177 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1227 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10405.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5994 · Note