CVE - CVE-2011-4120

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-4120	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Yubico PAM Module before 2.10 performed user authentication when 'use_first_pass' PAM configuration option was not used and the module was configured as 'sufficient' in the PAM configuration. A remote attacker could use this flaw to circumvent common authentication process and obtain access to the account in question by providing a NULL value (pressing Ctrl-D keyboard sequence) as the password string.
References
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MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4120 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4120 MISC:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4120 MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/07/6
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20111018	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111018)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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