VDB
CVE-2008-1946
CVE-2008-1946
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.400000095367432 MEDIUM
The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.
EPSS 0.31% · 22.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.400000095367432
EPSS Score
0.31%
22.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| gnu | coreutils | 5.2.1 |
Timeline
- Jul 28, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 CVE Updated
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552 technical
- 30363 vdb
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10029 vdb
- coreutils-pamsucceedif-security-bypass(43993) vdb
- RHSA-2008:0780 vendor-advisory
- 31225 third-party-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1946 advisory