CVE-2001-1147

High

Description

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductAndries Brouwer Util-linux
PublishedOct 8, 2001
First seenOct 8, 2001

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
andries_brouwer util-linux2.10s, 2.11f, 2.11h, 2.11i, 2.11k—

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