openSUSE 10 Security Update : pam (pam-2601)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27380

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A bug in pam_unix module allowed users under certain circumstances to log in although their account was locked. pam_unix is not used on openSUSE by default though (CVE-2007-0003).

Solution

Update the affected pam packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27380

File Name: suse_pam-2601.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0003