CVE-2004-2396

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

MandrakeSoft Mandrake

First reported 20 years ago

2004-12-31 05:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-11 01:31:00

Affected Software

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.2

8.2

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 8.2

8.2

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.0

9.0

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.1

9.1

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2

9.2

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0

10.0

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1

2.1

References

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060

Patch, Vendor Advisory

MDKSA-2004:045

Patch, Vendor Advisory

10370

Patch

passwd-pamstart-improper-validation(16179)

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