CVE-2005-0002 describes a critical vulnerability in gentoo poppassd_pam 1.0 and earlier, where the software fails to properly verify a user's old password during a password change operation. This flaw allows remote attackers to arbitrarily change passwords for any user. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:poppassd_pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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