Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-2977
The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.
Products affected by CVE-2005-2977
- cpe:2.3:a:pam:pam:*:*:selinux:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2977
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2977
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2.1
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-2977
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-22.xml
SELinux PAM: Local password guessing attack (GLSA 200510-22) — Gentoo securityPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15217
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1015111
Access Denied
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168181
168181 – CVE-2005-2977 unix_chkpwd helper doesn't verify requesting user if SELinux is enabled
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10193
404 Not Found
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http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/pam/Linux-PAM/NEWS?rev=1.6&view=markup
Pluggable Auth Modules download | SourceForge.net
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-805.html
Support
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2227
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