CVE-2001-1147
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
Published:Oct 8, 2001
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jun 25, 2002
EPSS Score:0.00075
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Andries Brouwer
Product
Util-linux
Andries Brouwer
Util-linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Linux
Redhat
Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Network
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Integrity
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Availability
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