CVE-2017-12197 Information

Description

It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5