CVE-2011-3172
unix2_chkpwd do not check for a valid account
MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: June 8, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Using SUSE Linux Enterprise by SUSE?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect SUSE Linux Enterprise - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A vulnerability in pam_modules of SUSE Linux Enterprise allows attackers to log into accounts that should have been disabled. Affected releases are SUSE Linux Enterprise: versions prior to 12.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 12
Affected range stops below 12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
CVSS
5.4MEDIUMmicrofocus
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-304CWE-264
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card