Executive Summary
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Title | pam security update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2005:805 | First vendor Publication | 2005-10-26 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-10-26 |
Severity (Vendor) | Low | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 2.1 | Attack Range | Local |
Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: An updated pam package that fixes a security weakness is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a system security tool that allows system administrators to set an authentication policy without having to recompile programs that handle authentication. A bug was found in the way PAM's unix_chkpwd helper program validates user passwords when SELinux is enabled. Under normal circumstances, it is not possible for a local non-root user to verify the password of another local user with the unix_chkpwd command. A patch applied that adds SELinux functionality makes it possible for a local user to use brute force password guessing techniques against other local user accounts. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2977 to this issue. All users of pam should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 168181 - CVE-2005-2977 unix_chkpwd helper doesn't verify requesting user if SELinux is enabled |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-805.html |
OVAL Definitions
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10193 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10193 | ||
Title: | The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses. | ||
Description: | The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2977 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-22 (PAM) File : nvt/glsa_200510_22.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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20351 | PAM with SELinux unix_chkpwd Arbitrary Account Brute Force Weakness |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2005-805.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-11-02 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200510-22.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-10-28 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-805.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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