# CVE-2004-1001: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Local attackers can bypass password change restrictions due to improper error handling in the passwd_check function, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Nov 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1001, DSA-585-1, GHSA-5j45-g3wc-p66h

## What is CVE-2004-1001?

CVE-2004-1001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unknown vulnerability in the passwd_check function in Shadow 4.0.4.1, and possibly other versions before 4.0.5, allows local users to conduct unauthorized activities when an error from a pam_chauthtok function call is not properly handled.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1001?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Debian Shadow.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1001?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-1001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5394/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2011-0721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0721/): Other in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2006-1174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1174/): Misconfiguration in n/a (low 3.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1001/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1001

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1001/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.