CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-12197

6.5 MEDIUM Published 2018-01-18 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-01-18
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-863

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• libpam4j project libpam4j (<= 1.8) • debian debian linux 7.0 • debian debian linux 8.0 • debian debian linux 9.0 • redhat enterprise linux 6.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness

References