ghsa-6r75-hhm5-f689
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:43
Modified
2022-05-14 01:43
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-3238"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-08-24T14:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-6r75-hhm5-f689",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:43:40Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:43:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3238"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1640"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3238"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228571"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-011/?fid=6551"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Username-Enumeration-against-OpenSSH-SELinux-with-CVE-2015-3238"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161350.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161249.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1640.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/13"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75428"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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