CVE-2007-0003
N/A
Published: January 23, 2007 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Pam
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
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 (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_3_sr.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-January/msg01271.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-January/msg01277.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0323VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31739Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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