{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T05:45:57+00:00","cve":"CVE-2008-1946","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2008-1946","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2008-1946.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1946","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1946"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2008-1946","description":"The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"redhat","published_at":"2008-07-28 17:41:00","updated_at":"2026-04-23 00:35:47"},"problem_types":["CWE-264","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"4.4","severity":"","vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":4.4,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html","name":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"-1","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"GNU Coreutils 'pam_succeed_if' PAM Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029","name":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Repository  /  Oval Repository","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993","name":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"IBM X-Force Exchange","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552","name":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"coreutils Red Hat PAM Configuration Bug May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31225","name":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31225","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Red Hat update for coreutils - Advisories - Secunia","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1946","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1946","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"1946","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"gnu","cpe5":"coreutils","cpe6":"5.2.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T08:41:00.169Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10029","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL","x_transferred"],"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029"},{"name":"coreutils-pamsucceedif-security-bypass(43993)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"],"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993"},{"name":"RHSA-2008:0780","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT","x_transferred"],"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html"},{"name":"1020552","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"],"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552"},{"name":"30363","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363"},{"name":"31225","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred"],"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31225"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2008-07-24T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2017-09-28T12:57:01.000Z","orgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","shortName":"redhat"},"references":[{"name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10029","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL"],"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029"},{"name":"coreutils-pamsucceedif-security-bypass(43993)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF"],"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993"},{"name":"RHSA-2008:0780","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT"],"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html"},{"name":"1020552","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK"],"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552"},{"name":"30363","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363"},{"name":"31225","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA"],"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31225"}]}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","assignerShortName":"redhat","cveId":"CVE-2008-1946","datePublished":"2008-07-28T17:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2008-04-24T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T08:41:00.169Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2008-07-28 17:41:00","lastModifiedDate":"2026-04-23 00:35:47","problem_types":["CWE-264","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":4.4,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"},"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":3.4,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":true,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"B4060C1F-54F4-4D8F-A359-48CC27359585"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"1946","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2008-1946","CVE":"CVE-2008-1946","Year":"2008"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"1946","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2008-1946"},{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"1946","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2008-07-28","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"1946","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2017-09-28","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}