CVE-2005-2949

High

Description

pam_per_user before 0.4 does not verify if the user name changes between authentication attempts and uses the same subrequest handle, which allows remote attackers or local users to login as other users by using certain applications that allow the username to be changed during authentication, such as /bin/login.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMark D. Roth Pam Per User
PublishedSep 16, 2005
First seenSep 16, 2005

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mark_d._roth pam_per_user0.1, 0.2, 0.3—

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