CVE-2007-0003 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters.

Published: 2007-01-23

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:andrew_morgan:linux_pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0007	pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00403.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/32017
http://secunia.com/advisories/23858
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_3_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-January/msg01271.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-January/msg01277.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22204
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0323
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31739
https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2007-January/msg00017.html

History

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Subscriptions

Andrew Morgan Linux Pam

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2007-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:03:36.661Z

Reserved: 2006-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0003

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-23T21:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:34:40.567

Link: CVE-2007-0003

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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