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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS14OXJnLXE1ZngtZng2Ns4AARkj

Improper Input Validation in libpam4j

It was found that libpam4j prior to 1.10 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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: about 2 years ago
Updated: over 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 6.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66, CVE-2017-12197
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12197
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025
• https://github.com/kohsuke/libpam4j/issues/18
• https://github.com/kohsuke/libpam4j/commit/02ffdff218283629ba4a902e7fe2fd44646abc21
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66

Repository: https://github.com/kohsuke/libpam4j
Blast Radius: 17.2

Affected Packages