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CVE-2001-1147

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten acros

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00075
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
andries brouwer util-linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD08 Oct 2001 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2001:132Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-009.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7266.phpPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-084.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_034_shadow_txt.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219175Vendor Advisory
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