CVE-2013-0191

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-0191
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-03 14:55:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionlibpam-pgsql (aka pam_pgsql) 0.7 does not properly handle a NULL value returned by the password search query, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted password.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lucas Clemente Vella Libpam-pgsql 0.7 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
oss-sec: pam-pgsql NULL password handling issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
u/lvella / libpam-pgsql - Code / Commit [9361f5] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Exploit, Patch
oss-sec: Re: pam-pgsql NULL password handling issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1996-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
libpam-pgsql / Patches / #10 It is possible to login with any password if query's password is null. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2089-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
libpam-pgsql NULL Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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