CVE-2017-12197

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    CVE-2017-12197

    Published: 18 Jan 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    libpam4j-1.8

    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