Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-7041 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in Cristian Gafton PAM Userdb

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
cristian-gafton
CWE-310
nessus

Summary

The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Cristian_Gafton
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.

Nessus

  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2935-3.NASL
    descriptionUSN-2935-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PAM. The updates contained a packaging change that prevented upgrades in certain multiarch environments. USN-2935-2 intended to fix the problem but was incomplete for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. We apologize for the inconvenience. It was discovered that the PAM pam_userdb module incorrectly used a case-insensitive method when comparing hashed passwords. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to make brute-force attacks easier. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7041) Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the PAM pam_timestamp module incorrectly performed filtering. A local attacker could use this issue to create arbitrary files, or possibly bypass authentication. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-2583) Sebastien Macke discovered that the PAM pam_unix module incorrectly handled large passwords. A local attacker could possibly use this issue in certain environments to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3238). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id90021
    published2016-03-18
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90021
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS : pam regression (USN-2935-3)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2935-3. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
    # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
    # trademark of Canonical, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(90021);
      script_version("2.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:45");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-7041", "CVE-2014-2583", "CVE-2015-3238");
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"2935-3");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : pam regression (USN-2935-3)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "USN-2935-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PAM. The updates contained a
    packaging change that prevented upgrades in certain multiarch
    environments. USN-2935-2 intended to fix the problem but was
    incomplete for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem in
    Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
    
    We apologize for the inconvenience.
    
    It was discovered that the PAM pam_userdb module incorrectly used a
    case-insensitive method when comparing hashed passwords. A local
    attacker could possibly use this issue to make brute-force attacks
    easier. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04
    LTS. (CVE-2013-7041)
    
    Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the PAM pam_timestamp
    module incorrectly performed filtering. A local attacker
    could use this issue to create arbitrary files, or possibly
    bypass authentication. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04
    LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-2583)
    
    Sebastien Macke discovered that the PAM pam_unix module
    incorrectly handled large passwords. A local attacker could
    possibly use this issue in certain environments to enumerate
    usernames or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3238).
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/2935-3/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected libpam-modules package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam-modules");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/04/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/03/17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("ubuntu.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
    if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
    release = chomp(release);
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(12\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 12.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"12.04", pkgname:"libpam-modules", pkgver:"1.1.3-7ubuntu2.3")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libpam-modules");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-16350.NASL
    descriptionUpdate fixing minor security issues and bugs. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-12-18
    plugin id80090
    published2014-12-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80090
    titleFedora 20 : pam-1.1.8-2.fc20 (2014-16350)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2014-16350.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(80090);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-7041", "CVE-2014-2583");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2014-16350");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 20 : pam-1.1.8-2.fc20 (2014-16350)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Update fixing minor security issues and bugs.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1080243"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146370.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?42543731"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected pam package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:pam");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:20");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/12/06");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/18");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^20([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 20.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC20", reference:"pam-1.1.8-2.fc20")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pam");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2016-1645-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for pam fixes two security issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920). - CVE-2013-7041: Compare password hashes case-sensitively (bsc#854480). The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id93163
    published2016-08-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93163
    titleSUSE SLES11 Security Update : pam (SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1.
    # The text itself is copyright (C) SUSE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(93163);
      script_version("2.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/11 11:22:13");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-7041", "CVE-2015-3238");
      script_bugtraq_id(64180, 75428);
    
      script_name(english:"SUSE SLES11 Security Update : pam (SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update for pam fixes two security issues.
    
    These security issues were fixed :
    
      - CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux
        allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920).
    
      - CVE-2013-7041: Compare password hashes case-sensitively
        (bsc#854480).
    
    The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for
    details.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854480"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=934920"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962220"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7041/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3238/"
      );
      # https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161645-1/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1cadc50c"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 :
    
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-pam-12624=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 :
    
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-pam-12624=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 :
    
    zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-pam-12624=1
    
    To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam-doc");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/05/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/06/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/08/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)\d+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "SUSE");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLES11)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE SLES11", "SUSE " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SUSE " + os_ver, cpu);
    
    sp = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
    if (isnull(sp)) sp = "0";
    if (os_ver == "SLES11" && (! preg(pattern:"^(4)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES11 SP4", os_ver + " SP" + sp);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:"4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"pam-32bit-1.1.5-0.17.2")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:"4", cpu:"s390x", reference:"pam-32bit-1.1.5-0.17.2")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:"4", reference:"pam-1.1.5-0.17.2")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:"4", reference:"pam-doc-1.1.5-0.17.2")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pam");
    }
    
  • NASL familyNewStart CGSL Local Security Checks
    NASL idNEWSTART_CGSL_NS-SA-2019-0198_PAM.NASL
    descriptionThe remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has pam packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context- dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters. (CVE-2007-0003) - Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified. (CVE-2009-0579) - The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check. (CVE-2010-3316) - The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id129937
    published2019-10-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/129937
    titleNewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : pam Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0198)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from ZTE advisory NS-SA-2019-0198. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) ZTE, Inc.
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(129937);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/17 14:31:05");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2007-0003",
        "CVE-2009-0579",
        "CVE-2010-3316",
        "CVE-2010-3435",
        "CVE-2010-3853",
        "CVE-2013-7041",
        "CVE-2014-2583"
      );
    
      script_name(english:"NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : pam Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0198)");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote machine is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has pam packages installed that are affected by
    multiple vulnerabilities:
    
      - pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-
        dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password
        hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only
        two characters. (CVE-2007-0003)
    
      - Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum
        password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow,
        which allows local users to bypass intended security
        policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.
        (CVE-2009-0579)
    
      - The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the
        pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2
        does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid,
        and setgroups system calls, which might allow local
        users to read arbitrary files by executing a program
        that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check. (CVE-2010-3316)
    
      - The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM
        (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read
        access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary
        user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain
        sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem
        activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the
        .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.
        (CVE-2010-3435)
    
      - pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM
        (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the
        invoking application or service during execution of the
        namespace.init script, which might allow local users to
        gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies
        on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the
        sudo program. (CVE-2010-3853)
    
      - The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive
        method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it
        easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute
        force attack. (CVE-2013-7041)
    
      - Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in
        pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-
        PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create
        arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a
        .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser
        function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function,
        which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.
        (CVE-2014-2583)
    
    Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
    number.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2019-0198");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL pam packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for
    more information.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2007-0003");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_cwe_id(264);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/01/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/10/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/10/15");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/ZTE-CGSL/release", "Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/ZTE-CGSL/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^CGSL (MAIN|CORE)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "NewStart Carrier Grade Server Linux");
    
    if (release !~ "CGSL CORE 5.04" &&
        release !~ "CGSL MAIN 5.04")
      audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / NewStart CGSL MAIN 5.04');
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "NewStart Carrier Grade Server Linux", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    pkgs = {
      "CGSL CORE 5.04": [
        "pam-1.1.8-18.el7.cgslv5.0.3.g0dd876c.lite",
        "pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-18.el7.cgslv5.0.3.g0dd876c.lite",
        "pam-devel-1.1.8-18.el7.cgslv5.0.3.g0dd876c.lite",
        "pam-lang-1.1.8-18.el7.cgslv5.0.3.g0dd876c.lite"
      ],
      "CGSL MAIN 5.04": [
        "pam-1.1.8-18.el7.cgslv5.0.1.ga1d75e3",
        "pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-18.el7.cgslv5.0.1.ga1d75e3",
        "pam-devel-1.1.8-18.el7.cgslv5.0.1.ga1d75e3"
      ]
    };
    pkg_list = pkgs[release];
    
    foreach (pkg in pkg_list)
      if (rpm_check(release:"ZTE " + release, reference:pkg)) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pam");
    }
    
  • NASL familyAmazon Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idALA_ALAS-2014-354.NASL
    descriptionMultiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create aribitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty funtion, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function. The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute-force attack.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id78297
    published2014-10-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/78297
    titleAmazon Linux AMI : pam (ALAS-2014-354)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2014-354.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(78297);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/04/18 15:09:35");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-7041", "CVE-2014-2583");
      script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2014-354");
    
      script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : pam (ALAS-2014-354)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the
    pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users
    to create aribitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a ..
    (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2)
    PAM_TTY value to the check_tty funtion, which is used by the
    format_timestamp_name function.
    
    The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to
    compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess
    the password via a brute-force attack."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-354.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Run 'yum update pam' to update your system."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pam");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pam-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pam-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/06/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/10/12");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
    if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (os_ver != "A")
    {
      if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
      audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
    }
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"pam-1.1.8-9.29.amzn1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-9.29.amzn1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"pam-devel-1.1.8-9.29.amzn1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pam / pam-debuginfo / pam-devel");
    }
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2935-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-2935-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PAM. The updates contained a packaging change that prevented upgrades in certain multiarch environments. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. It was discovered that the PAM pam_userdb module incorrectly used a case-insensitive method when comparing hashed passwords. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to make brute-force attacks easier. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7041) Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the PAM pam_timestamp module incorrectly performed filtering. A local attacker could use this issue to create arbitrary files, or possibly bypass authentication. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-2583) Sebastien Macke discovered that the PAM pam_unix module incorrectly handled large passwords. A local attacker could possibly use this issue in certain environments to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3238). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89997
    published2016-03-17
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89997
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : pam regression (USN-2935-2)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201605-05.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201605-05 (Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Linux-PAM. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service, conduct brute-force attacks, and conduct username enumeration. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id91378
    published2016-05-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91378
    titleGLSA-201605-05 : Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2935-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that the PAM pam_userdb module incorrectly used a case-insensitive method when comparing hashed passwords. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to make brute-force attacks easier. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7041) Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the PAM pam_timestamp module incorrectly performed filtering. A local attacker could use this issue to create arbitrary files, or possibly bypass authentication. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-2583) Sebastien Macke discovered that the PAM pam_unix module incorrectly handled large passwords. A local attacker could possibly use this issue in certain environments to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3238). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89996
    published2016-03-17
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89996
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : pam vulnerabilities (USN-2935-1)