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CVE-2017-12197

Publication date 18 January 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libpam4j 17.10 artful
Fixed 1.4-2+deb8u1build0.17.10.1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.4-2+deb8u1build0.17.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.4-2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.4-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N