Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-27780 - Unspecified vulnerability in Linux-Pam 1.5.0
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |