CVE-2005-3532

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-3532
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-11 01:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionauthpam.c in courier-authdaemon for Courier Mail Server 0.37.3 through 0.52.1, when using pam_tally, does not call the pam_acct_mgmt function to verify that access should be granted, which allows attackers to authenticate to the server using accounts that have been disabled.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.37.3 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.46 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.47 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.48 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.48.1 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.48.2 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.49.0 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.50.0 All All All
Application Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mail Server 0.52.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian courier Deactivated Account Authentication Bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-917-1 courier af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for courier af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#211920 - pam authentication module does not call pam_acct_mgmt - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch
Courier Mail Server Unauthorized Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
USN-226-1: Courier vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Courier Mail Server Unauthorized Access Vulnerability MITRE www.securityfocus.com
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