FKIE_CVE-2016-3176
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-31 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:45
Severity
Summary
Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| cve@mitre.org | https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| cve@mitre.org | https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
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