CVE-2006-5659

Low

Description

PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductPam Extern
PublishedNov 3, 2006
First seenNov 3, 2006

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pam_extern pam_externv ≤ 0.1—

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