CVE-2013-0191 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

libpam-pgsql (aka pam_pgsql) 0.7 does not properly handle a NULL value returned by the password search query, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted password.

Published: 2014-06-03

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lucas_clemente_vella:libpam-pgsql:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-0227	libpam-pgsql (aka pam_pgsql) 0.7 does not properly handle a NULL value returned by the password search query, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted password.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00996.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/86
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/99
http://sourceforge.net/p/pam-pgsql/bugs/13/
http://sourceforge.net/u/lvella/pam-pgsql/ci/9361f5970e5dd90a747319995b67c2f73b91448c/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57440
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81363

History

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Lucas Clemente Vella Libpam-pgsql

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-06-03T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:18:09.587Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0191

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-06-03T14:55:09.037

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2013-0191

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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