CVE-2000-0843 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Dave Airlie	Pam Smb
Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton	Pam Ntdom

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dave_airlie:pam_smb:1.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:luke_kenneth_casson_leighton:pam_ntdom:0.23:::::::*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0830	Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-18T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:30.518Z

Reserved: 2000-10-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0843

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-11-14T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0843

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2000-09-11T00:00:00", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2003-03-21T10:00:00", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "1666", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666"}, {"name": "20000911 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - pam_smb", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html"}, {"name": "20000913 pam_smb remotely exploitable buffer overflow", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_SUSE"], "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html"}, {"name": "20000910 (SRADV00002) Remote root compromise through pam_smb and pam_ntdom", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html"}, {"name": "20000911 libpam-smb: remote root exploit", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911"}, {"name": "MDKSA-2000:047", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MANDRAKE"], "url": "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2000-0843", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "1666", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666"}, {"name": "20000911 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - pam_smb", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html"}, {"name": "20000913 pam_smb remotely exploitable buffer overflow", "refsource": "SUSE", "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html"}, {"name": "20000910 (SRADV00002) Remote root compromise through pam_smb and pam_ntdom", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html"}, {"name": "20000911 libpam-smb: remote root exploit", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911"}, {"name": "MDKSA-2000:047", "refsource": "MANDRAKE", "url": "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T05:37:30.518Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "1666", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666"}, {"name": "20000911 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - pam_smb", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html"}, {"name": "20000913 pam_smb remotely exploitable buffer overflow", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_SUSE", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html"}, {"name": "20000910 (SRADV00002) Remote root compromise through pam_smb and pam_ntdom", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html"}, {"name": "20000911 libpam-smb: remote root exploit", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911"}, {"name": "MDKSA-2000:047", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MANDRAKE", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2000-0843", "datePublished": "2000-10-18T04:00:00", "dateReserved": "2000-10-18T00:00:00", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T05:37:30.518Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:dave_airlie:pam_smb:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E008E992-638F-49A2-8643-E6ABCA55BDEE", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:luke_kenneth_casson_leighton:pam_ntdom:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D68A438A-D4EE-4E6F-80AA-6CCD9E5EDFC9", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name."}], "id": "CVE-2000-0843", "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 10.0, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": true, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2000-11-14T05:00:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}