CVE-2015-3238

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3238
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-24 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam All All All All
Application Oracle Sparc-opl Service Processor All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Username Enumeration against OpenSSH/SELinux with CVE-2015-3238 MISC www.trustwave.com Exploit
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Bug 1228571 – CVE-2015-3238 pam: DoS/user enumeration due to blocking pipe in pam_unix module CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: pam-1.1.8-19.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-2935-3: PAM regression | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Linux-PAM '_unix_run_helper_binary()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
USN-2935-1: PAM vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-011 MISC www.trustwave.com Exploit
CVE-2015-3238 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Linux-PAM 1.2.1 released to address CVE-2015-3238 MLIST www.openwall.com
USN-2935-2: PAM regression | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: pam-1.1.8-19.fc21 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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