CVE-2001-1147

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-1147
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-10-08 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:25:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.10s All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11f All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11h All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11i All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11k All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.10s All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11f All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11h All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11i All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.11k All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Linux PAM Vulnerability CIAC www.ciac.org
Util-Linux Login Pam Privilege Elevation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database: XF www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
MandrakeSoft Update Advisory MDKSA-2001:084 : util-linux MANDRAKE www.linux-mandrake.com
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement SUSE www.novell.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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