CVE-2015-3238

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3238
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-3238.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-3238
Related
Published
2015-08-24T14:59:04Z
Modified
2024-09-18T01:00:22Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The unixrunhelperbinary 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}