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CVE-2016-4422

Date: May 6, 2016

The pam_sm_authenticate function in pam_sshauth.c in libpam-sshauth might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication or gain privileges via a system user account.

Severity Score

Related Resources (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4422
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4422
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/libpam-sshauth/revision/114#src/pam_sshauth.c
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3567
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4422

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Authentication Issues

CWE-287

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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