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CVE-2017-12197 (GCVE-0-2017-12197)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-18 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:28

Summary

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.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-863

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Red Hat, Inc.	libpam4j	Affected: up to and including 1.8	guessed

Date Public

2018-01-16 00:00

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FKIE_CVE-2017-12197

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-01-18 21:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:02

Severity

6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

References

URL	Tags
secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904	Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905	Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906	Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html	Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
libpam4j_project	libpam4j	*
debian	debian_linux	7.0
debian	debian_linux	8.0
debian	debian_linux	9.0
redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0

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GHSA-X9RG-Q5FX-FX66

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:38 – Updated: 2022-07-01 21:27

Summary

Improper Input Validation in libpam4j

Details

It was found that libpam4j prior to 1.10 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.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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  "id": "GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66",
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      "type": "WEB",
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}

GSD-2017-12197

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

Aliases

CVE-2017-12197

Aliases

CVE-2017-12197

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RHSA-2017:2904

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2017-10-17 19:53 - Updated: 2026-08-04 21:59

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-sso7-keycloak security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-12197.

CVE-2017-12197

It was found that libpam4j 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.

4.3 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Fixed: 3 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904

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RHSA-2017:2905

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2017-10-17 19:53 - Updated: 2026-08-04 21:59

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-sso7-keycloak security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-12197.

CVE-2017-12197

4.3 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Fixed: 3 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905

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RHSA-2017:2906

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2017-10-17 19:42 - Updated: 2026-08-04 21:59

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-12197.

CVE-2017-12197

4.3 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Fixed: 1 product

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2017_2904

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2017-10-17 19:53 - Updated: 2024-11-22 11:32

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-sso7-keycloak security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-12197.

CVE-2017-12197

4.3 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Fixed: 3 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904

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RHSA-2017_2905

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2017-10-17 19:53 - Updated: 2024-11-22 11:32

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-sso7-keycloak security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-12197.

CVE-2017-12197

4.3 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Fixed: 3 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905

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RHSA-2017_2906

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2017-10-17 19:42 - Updated: 2024-11-22 11:32

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Single Sign-On security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-12197.

CVE-2017-12197

4.3 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Fixed: 1 product

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906

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ubuntu-cve-2017-12197

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2018-01-18 21:29

Modified

2025-09-08 16:44

Summary

Details

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12197	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12197	REPORT

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam4j-java",
            "binary_version": "1.4-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libpam4j",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpam4j@1.4-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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      ]
    },
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          {
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
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      },
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            {
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            },
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          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.4-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12197",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:44:21Z",
  "published": "2018-01-18T21:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12197"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12197"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-12197"
  ]
}

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