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CVE-2020-27780
Published: Dec 17, 2020
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | pam | affected pam 1.5.1 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901094
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