Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / pam | affected pam 1.5.1 |
CWE
CWE-287
References
ADP enrichment
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