CVE-2008-1946 describes a vulnerability in GNU coreutils 5.2.1, specifically within the default su configuration in /etc/pam.d/su. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges to locked or expired accounts by simply specifying the account name, due to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module. With a CVSS score of 4.4, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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