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A vulnerability has been found in PassWD 0.68 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pam_start
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
passwd 0.68 does not check the return code for the pam_start function which has unknown impact and attack vectors that may prevent "safe and proper operation" of pam.
The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by Steve Grubb (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mandriva.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2396 since 08/17/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14144 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : passwd (MDKSA-2004:045)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16179) and Tenable (14144). The entries 23286 and 23285 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Nessus ID: 14144
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : passwd (MDKSA-2004:045)
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Timeline
05/17/2004 🔍12/31/2004 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: mandriva.comResearcher: Steve Grubb
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-2396 (🔍)
X-Force: 16179 - passwd improper validation of pam_start
SecurityFocus: 10370 - Mandrake Linux passwd Potential Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/09/2015 16:19Updated: 07/01/2021 06:28
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (51), 04/22/2019 10:46 (6), 07/01/2021 06:28 (2)
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