CVE - CVE-2013-4143

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-4143	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The (1) checkPasswd and (2) checkGroupXlockPasswds functions in xlockmore before 5.43 do not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt or dispcrypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors related to invalid salts.
References
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CONFIRM:http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/xlock/xlockmore.README MLIST:[oss-security] 20130716 CVE Request - xlockmore 5.43 fixes a security flaw URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/8 MLIST:[oss-security] 20130718 Re: CVE Request - xlockmore 5.43 fixes a security flaw URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/18/6
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130612	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 (20130612)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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