CVE-2015-3238 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM before version 1.2.1, impacting various Linux distributions and Oracle products. It allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service by providing a large password when direct password access is unavailable. The CVSS score is 6.5, indicating a low-complexity attack with potential for information disclosure (username enumeration) and denial of service. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant media coverage, though it has been discussed in community forums regarding OpenSSH+SELinux.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:sparc-opl_service_processor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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