Vulnerability CVE-2008-2516


Published: 2008-06-03   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
pam_sm_authenticate in pam_pgsql.c in libpam-pgsql 0.6.3 does not properly consider operator precedence when evaluating the success of a pam_get_pass function call, which allows local users to gain privileges via a SIGINT signal when this function is executing, as demonstrated by a CTRL-C sequence at a sudo password prompt in an "auth sufficient pam_pgsql.so" configuration.

Type:

CWE-287

(Improper Authentication)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Libpam-pgsql -> Libpam-pgsql 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42653
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1654/references
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020111
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29360
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=601775
http://secunia.com/advisories/30391
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481970

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