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CVE-2011-3172 (GCVE-0-2011-3172)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-08 13:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:28
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Title
unix2_chkpwd do not check for a valid account
Summary
A vulnerability in pam_modules of SUSE Linux Enterprise allows attackers to log into accounts that should have been disabled. Affected releases are SUSE Linux Enterprise: versions prior to 12.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Affected: unspecified , < 12 (custom)
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Date Public
2011-08-31 00:00
Credits
Michael Calmer of SUSE
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