CVE-2020-27780

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/18/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux-pam:linux-pam

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901094(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901094(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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