CVE-2007-0003 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass authentication and log into accounts if their password hash is only two characters long.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0003?
CVE-2007-0003 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0003?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Andrew Morgan Linux Pam.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2007-0003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cvf-cppf-5rc4.