CVE-2001-1147
N/A
Published: June 25, 2002 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUtil Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcex_refsource_CIAC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-009.shtmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7266.phpVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-084.php3Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_034_shadow_txt.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219175VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3415Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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