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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…
High7.2EPSS 0.43%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- utillinux-pamlimits-gain-privileges(7266) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- M-009 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:132 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2001:034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 3415 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20011008 pam_limits.so Bug!! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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