CVE-2005-2949 describes a vulnerability in pam_per_user before version 0.4, where it fails to verify username changes between authentication attempts, allowing remote or local attackers to log in as other users via applications like /bin/login. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network accessibility, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_d._roth:pam_per_user:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_d._roth:pam_per_user:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_d._roth:pam_per_user:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.