CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1227

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain access to the system with the privileges of disabled users, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update PAM to a newer version that addresses the handling of disabled passwords.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS