Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.
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Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD-2017-0117 | Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient. |
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GHSA-v2rp-9cpj-pfw2 | Salt Insecure configuration of PAM external authentication service |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.127Z
Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-3176

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-31T19:59:00.183
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-3176


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