CVE-2004-2396 Other in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2396 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2004-2396 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2005.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2396 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-2004-2396/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2396/index.md)
The passwd utility fails to check the return code of pam_start, potentially compromising PAM security and system authentication integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2396?
CVE-2004-2396 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2005.
Official description
passwd 0.68 does not check the return code for the pam_start function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors that may prevent "safe and proper operation" of PAM.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2396?
How do I fix CVE-2004-2396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-2396 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2396 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4pr-4m4c-qh6r.