A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.
References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901094 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2020-12-18 00:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08
NVD link : CVE-2020-27780
Mitre link : CVE-2020-27780
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-27780
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Products Affected
linux-pam
- linux-pam
CWE
CWE-287
Improper Authentication