CVE-2006-7108

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-7108
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-03-04 22:19:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-11 01:31:00 UTC
Descriptionlogin in util-linux-2.12a skips pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok when authentication is skipped, such as when a Kerberos krlogin session has been established, which might allow users to bypass intended access policies that would be enforced by pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.12a All All All
Application Andries Brouwer Util-linux 2.12a All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rPath update for util-linux - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Mandriva update for util-linux - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1359 CONFIRM issues.rpath.com
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:111 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
177331 – CVE-2006-7108 login omits pam_acct_mgmt & pam_chauthtok when authentication is skipped. CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Util-linux Login Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
ASA-2007-252 (RHSA-2007-0235) CONFIRM support.avaya.com
Avaya Products util-linux Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-09-07Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. This flaw has been rated as having a low severity by the Red Hat Security Response Team. More information about this rating can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ This flaw is currently being tracked via the following bugs: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231449 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231448 The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 which are in maintenance mode.
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