CVE-2024-10041CWE-922

Pam: libpam: libpam vulnerable to read hashed password

Medium · published October 23, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
17.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability was found in PAM. The secret information is stored in memory, where the attacker can trigger the victim program to execute by sending characters to its standard input (stdin). As this occurs, the attacker can train the branch predictor to execute an ROP chain speculatively. This flaw could result in leaked passwords, such as those found in /etc/shadow while performing authentications.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00265 · 17.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-922 · Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
Published
2024-10-23T13:46Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 OCT 13:46Z
    Pam: libpam: libpam vulnerable to read hashed password
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