CVE-2012-2350 Misconfiguration in pam-shield
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2350 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-2350 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2350 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2012-2350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2350/index.md)
The default configuration of pam_shield fails to perform protective actions, potentially allowing attackers to bypass security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2350?
CVE-2012-2350 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
pam_shield before 0.9.4: Default configuration does not perform protective action
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2350?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Pam Shield Project Pam Shield.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2350?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-2350 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2350 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2350, GHSA-qcj3-68jf-39mr.