Denial of Service and User Enumeration Vulnerability in Linux-PAM

CVE-2015-3238 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password.

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