fkie_cve-2015-3238
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2015-08-24 14:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-pam | linux-pam | * | |
| oracle | sparc-opl_service_processor | * |
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