CVE-2013-7041 (GCVE-0-2013-7041)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-05-08 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:53
VLAI
Summary
The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Date Public
2013-12-04 00:00
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