Debian DSA-370-1 : pam-pgsql - format string

Florian Zumbiehl reported a vulnerability in pam-pgsql whereby the username to be used for authentication is used as a format string when writing a log message. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the program requesting PAM authentication...

Debian DSA-177-1 : pam -- serious security violation

A serious security violation in PAM was discovered. Disabled passwords i.e. those with '' in the password file were classified as empty password and access to such accounts is granted through the regular login procedure getty, telnet, ssh. This works for all such accounts whose shell field in the...

CVE-2002-1227

PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty null password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users...

CVE-2002-1227

PAM 0.76 contains a vulnerability: disabled passwords are treated as empty (null) passwords, allowing local and remote attackers to gain privileges for disabled users. The Debian advisory DSA-177 notes the issue is fixed in PAM package versions 0.76-6 for Debian/unstable; other distributions are ...

CVE-2002-1160

The CVE-2002-1160 issue concerns the pam_xauth module, where the default configuration forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions. This can enable a local attacker to gain an administrator’s X session by stealing the cookie from a temporary .xauth file created after root uses su. Public sources...

CVE-2002-1227

PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty null password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users...

GLSA-200404-06 : Util-linux login may leak sensitive data

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-06 Util-linux login may leak sensitive data In some situations the login program could leak sensitive data due to an incorrect usage of a reallocated pointer. NOTE: Only users who have PAM support disabled on their systems...

Portable OpenSSH < 3.6.1p2 PAM Timing Side-Channel Weakness

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Portable OpenSSH < 3.7.1p2 Multiple PAM Vulnerabilities

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Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: pam security update

Updated pam packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules is a system security tool that allows system administrators to set an authentication policy without having to recompile programs that handle...

RHEL 2.1 : pam (RHSA-2004:304)

Updated pam packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules is a system security tool that allows system administrators to set an authentication policy without having to recompile programs that handle...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : util-linux (MDKSA-2001:084)

Tarhon-Onu Victor found a problem in /bin/login's PAM implementation. It stored the value of a static pwent buffer across PAM calls, and when used with some PAM modules in non-default configurations ie. using pamlimits, it would overwrite the buffer and cause the user to get the credentials of...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : XFree86 (MDKSA-2003:118)

A vulnerability was discovered in the XDM display manager that ships with XFree86. XDM does not check for successful completion of the pamsetcred call and in the case of error conditions in the installed PAM modules, XDM may grant local root access to any user with valid login credentials. It has...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdebase (MDKSA-2003:091)

A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of KDE 2.2.0 up to and including 3.1.3. KDM does not check for successful completion of the pamsetcred call and in the case of error conditions in the installed PAM modules, KDM may grant local root access to any user with valid login credentials. It...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : openssh (MDKSA-2002:040-1)

An input validation error exists in the OpenSSH server between versions 2.3.1 and 3.3 that can result in an integer overflow and privilege escalation. This error is found in the PAMAuthenticationViaKbdInt code in versions 2.3.1 to 3.3, and the ChallengeResponseAuthentication code in versions 2.9....

SUSE-SA:2002:045: samba

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2002:045 samba. Samba developer Steve Langasek found a security problem in samba, the widely known free implementation of the SMB protocol. The error consists of a buffer overflow in a commonly used routine that accepts user input and...

SUSE-SA:2003:036: pam_smb

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2003:036 pamsmb. The PAM module and server pamsmb allows users of Linux systems to be authenticated by querying an NT server. Dave Airlie informed us about a bug in the authentication code of pamsmb that allows a remote attacker to gai...

RHEL 2.1 : XFree86 (RHSA-2003:289)

Updated XFree86 packages provide security fixes to font libraries and XDM. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System providing the core graphical user interface and video drivers. XDM is the X display manager. Multiple integer overflows in the transfer and enumeration of font libraries ...

RHEL 2.1 : pam (RHSA-2003:028)

Updated PAM packages are now available. These packages correct a bug in pamxauth's handling of authorization data for the root user. Updated 12 March 2003 Added packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS The pamxauth module is used to forward xauth information from...

RHEL 2.1 : kdebase (RHSA-2003:270)

Updated KDE packages that resolve a local security issue with KDM PAM support and weak session cookie generation are now available. KDE is a graphical desktop environment for the X Window System. KDE between versions 2.2.0 and 3.1.3 inclusive contain a bug in the KDE Display Manager KDM when...