CVE-2005-0002
poppassd_pam 1.0 and earlier, when changing a user password, does not verify that the user entered the old password correctly, which allows remote attackers to change passwords for arbitrary users.
Published:Jan 19, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jan 19, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00933
CVSS Score:10
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gentoo
Product
Poppassd Pam
Gentoo
Poppassd Pam
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
