UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12197

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12197
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12197.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12197
Related
Published
2018-01-18T21:29:00Z
Modified
2018-01-18T21:29:00Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libpam4j

Package

Name
libpam4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpam4j?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "untriaged",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam4j-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam4j-java-doc"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libpam4j

Package

Name
libpam4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpam4j?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4-2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "untriaged",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4-2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam4j-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4-2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam4j-java-doc"
        }
    ]
}