CVE-2016-4422

CVSS V2 High 10 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8

Description

The pam_sm_authenticate function in pam_sshauth.c in libpam-sshauth might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication or gain privileges via a system user account.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-4422

Assigner
security@debian.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-05-06T17:59:08

Last Modified Date
2021-04-05T11:35:26

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-287	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libpam-sshauth_project:libpam-sshauth:-:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
10

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
9.8

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/libpam-sshauth/revision/114#src/pam_sshauth.c	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3567	Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4422
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4422

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 07:17:20				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 09:19:04	2016-05-06T17:59Z	2016-05-06T17:59:08	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 09:19:04		2021-04-05T11:35:26	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 09:19:05		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated