Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-12197
It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 62.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.0
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025
Products affected by CVE-2017-12197
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.7
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cpe:2.3:a:libpam4j_project:libpam4j:1.8
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0