CVE-2010-0833 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the pam_lsass library within Likewise Open and CIFS versions 5.4 and 6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for Likewise Security Authority (lsassd) accounts with expired passwords when the library operates as a root service. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_open:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:likewise:likewise_cifs:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.