CVE - CVE-2013-7041

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-7041	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.
References
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BID:64180 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180 CONFIRM:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555 GENTOO:GLSA-201605-05 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05 MLIST:[oss-security] 20141209 CVE request: pam: password hashes aren't compared case-sensitively URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5 MLIST:[oss-security] 20141209 Re: CVE request: pam: password hashes aren't compared case-sensitively URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16 UBUNTU:USN-2935-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 UBUNTU:USN-2935-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2 UBUNTU:USN-2935-3 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20131209	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 (20131209)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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