PAM improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PAM. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1343. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PAM (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PAM exposure enabling unauthenticated access to remote host

The bug was discovered 03/06/2018. The weakness was published 03/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at novell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1343 since 12/10/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/10/2017 🔍
03/06/2018 +86 days 🔍
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03/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2020 +674 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1343 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1343
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114120

Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2018 07:56
Updated: 01/10/2020 18:06
Changes: 03/07/2018 07:56 (53), 01/10/2020 18:06 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:2C1:103

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