CVE-2020-27780
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Se encontró un fallo en Linux-Pam en versiones anteriores a 1.5.1 en la manera en que maneja contraseñas vacías para usuarios inexistentes. Cuando el usuario no existe, PAM intenta autenticarse con root y en el caso de una contraseña vacía, es autenticado con éxito
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-10-27 CVE Reserved
- 2020-12-07 CVE Published
- 2023-09-02 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
References (1)
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901094 | Issue Tracking |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux-pam Search vendor "Linux-pam" | Linux-pam Search vendor "Linux-pam" for product "Linux-pam" | >= 1.5.0 < 1.5.1 Search vendor "Linux-pam" for product "Linux-pam" and version " >= 1.5.0 < 1.5.1" | - |
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