CVE-2013-7041

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-7041
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-08 14:29:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cristian Gafton Pam Userdb - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2935-1: PAM vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-2935-2: PAM regression | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - CVE request: pam: password hashes aren't compared case-sensitively af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-05) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Bug 1038555 – CVE-2013-7041 pam: pam_userdb case insensitive password hash comparison af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-2935-3: PAM regression | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: pam: password hashes aren't compared case-sensitively af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
'pam_userdb' Module CVE-2013-7041 Password Hashes Security Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
#731368 - pam_userdb: CVE-2013-7041: Password hashes must be compared case-sensitively - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
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