PT-2005-3795 · Linux Pam · Pam Per User

Vijay Tandeker · Published 2005-09-16 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-2949

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 per user versions prior to 0.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers or local users to login as other users by using certain applications that allow the username to be changed during authentication. This can be achieved with applications such as /bin/login.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.4, update to version 0.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of applications that allow username changes during authentication, such as /bin/login, until the update is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2949

Affected Products

Pam Per User

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14813 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2949 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16781 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112654636915661&w=2 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2 · Note