CVE-2005-2977

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2977
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-11-01 12:47:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pam Pam All All selinux All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - PAM with SELinux Lets Local Users Invoke unix_chkpwd to Conduct Password Guessing Attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/pam/Linux-PAM/NEWS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.sourceforge.net
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Secunia - Advisories - SELinux "unix_chkpwd" Security Bypass Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- SELinux PAM: Local password guessing attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for pam af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for pam af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for pam af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
PAM Unix_Chkpwd Unauthorized Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
168181 – CVE-2005-2977 unix_chkpwd helper doesn't verify requesting user if SELinux is enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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