PatchTheCVEpam vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting pam, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 3 tracked.
pam has 3 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 2. Most recent: 2005-11-01. Highest priority: CVE-2002-1227 (score 47/100).
- CVE-2005-2977 LOW 2.1 UPGRADE The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks
- CVE-2002-1227 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote atta
- CVE-1999-0342 MEDIUM 6.2 UPGRADE Linux PAM modules allow local users to gain root access using temporary files.
FAQ
How do I fix pam vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is pam being exploited right now?
None of the tracked pam CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which pam CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2002-1227 currently ranks highest (47/100): PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote atta.