Upstream information
Description
pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2007:003, published Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:42:57 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:52 2025