The Debian shadow package before 1:4.5-1 for Shadow incorrectly lists pts/0 and pts/1 as physical terminals in /etc/securetty. This allows local users to login as password-less users even if they are connected by non-physical means such as SSH (hence bypassing PAM's nullok_secure configuration). This notably affects environments such as virtual machines automatically generated with a default blank root password, allowing all local users to escalate privileges.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2021-03-17T06:00:09
Updated: 2024-08-05T21:45:24.409Z
Reserved: 2021-03-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-20002
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2021-03-17T06:15:12.107
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:22:25.583
Link: CVE-2017-20002
Redhat
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