Vulnerability in Debian Shadow
CVE-2004-1001
Unknown vulnerability in the passwd_check function in Shadow 4.0.4.1, and possibly other versions before 4.0.5, allows local users to conduct unauthorized activities when an error from a pam_chauthtok function call is not properly handled.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Debian Shadow — versions 4.0.4.1
References
- secunia.com/advisories/13028 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-585 (vendor-advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17902 (vdb-entry)