PT-2018-5384 · Libpam4J · Libpam4J

Published 2017-11-08 · Updated 2022-05-13 · CVE-2017-12197

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: libpam4j versions prior to 1.10

Description: The issue arises from improper validation of user accounts during authentication. Specifically, a user with a valid password for a disabled account can bypass security restrictions, potentially accessing sensitive information.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.10, update to version 1.10 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to disabled accounts to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12197

DLA-1165-1

DSA-4025-1

GHSA-X9RG-Q5FX-FX66

MGASA-2018-0234

RHSA-2017:2904

RHSA-2017:2905

Affected Products

Libpam4J

References · 23

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4025-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12197 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libpam4j · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12197 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12197 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4025-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12197 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0234 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12197 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12197 · Security Note