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CVE-2013-7041

Date: May 8, 2014

The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Language: C

Severity Score

3.7

Related Resources (12)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7041

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7041

Url: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-7041

Severity Score

3.7

Weakness Type (CWE)

Cryptographic Issues

CWE-310

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	3.7
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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