PT-2005-1140 · Poppassd · Poppassd Pam

Marcus Hanwell · Published 2005-01-19 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2005-0002

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions poppassd pam versions 1.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to change passwords for arbitrary users because it does not verify that the user entered the old password correctly when changing a user password.

Recommendations For versions 1.0 and earlier, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to ensure proper verification of old passwords during the password change process.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0002

Affected Products

Poppassd Pam

References · 4

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0002 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1012840 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13865 · Note