CVE-2005-2949

pam_per_user before 0.4 does not verify if the user name changes between authentication attempts and uses the same subrequest handle, which allows remote…

published September 16, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
75.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

pam_per_user before 0.4 does not verify if the user name changes between authentication attempts and uses the same subrequest handle, which allows remote attackers or local users to login as other users by using certain applications that allow the username to be changed during authentication, such as /bin/login.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01600 · 75.4th percentile
Published
2005-09-16T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 SEP 04:00Z
    pam_per_user before 0.4 does not verify if the user name changes between authentication attempts and uses the same subrequest handle, which allows remote…
    cvelistv5