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CVE-2017-12197 Improper Input Validation in libpam4j

MediumCVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.5%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
org.kohsuke/libpam4j(Maven) < 1.10 1.10
org.kohsuke/libpam4j(Maven) = 1.5 No fix listed
org.kohsuke/libpam4j(Maven) = 1.6 No fix listed
org.kohsuke/libpam4j(Maven) = 1.7 No fix listed
org.kohsuke/libpam4j(Maven) = 1.8 No fix listed
org.kohsuke/libpam4j(Maven) = 1.9 No fix listed
libpam4j project libpam4j <= 1.8 No fix listed
debian linux = 7.0 No fix listed
debian linux = 8.0 No fix listed
debian linux = 9.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat libpam4j = up to and including 1.8 No fix listed

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