Vulnerability CVE-2013-7041
Published: 2014-05-08   Modified: 2014-05-09

Description:
The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
pam password hashes aren\'t compared case-sensitive
Ratul
10.12.2013

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Cristian gafton -> Pam userdb 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
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