CVE-2015-3238

2015-08-2400:00:00

ubuntu.com

CVSS2

5.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS

0.006

Percentile

78.9%

JSON

The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM
(aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows
local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via
a large password.

Bugs

<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=789986>

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu12.04noarchpam< 1.1.3-7ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchpam< 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu15.10noarchpam< 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchpam< 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.10noarchpam< 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2UNKNOWN
ubuntu17.04noarchpam< 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	pam	< 1.1.3-7ubuntu2.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	pam	< 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	15.10	noarch	pam	< 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	pam	< 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.10	noarch	pam	< 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	17.04	noarch	pam	< 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2	UNKNOWN