Auth bypass in Likewise Cifs
CVE-2010-0833
The pam_lsass library in Likewise Open 5.4 and CIFS 5.4 before build 8046, and 6.0 before build 8234, as used in HP StorageWorks X9000 Network Storage Systems and possibly other products, uses "SetPassword logic" when running as part of a root service, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for a Likewise Security Authority (lsassd) account whose password is marked as expired.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Likewise Cifs — versions 5.4
- Likewise Open — versions 6.0, 5.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-964-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512643/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/40725 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/40736 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/43244 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.likewise.com/community/index.php/forums/viewthread/772/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1913 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0312 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)