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CVE-2010-2940

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2940 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) version 1.3.0. Specifically, the auth_send function in providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c allows remote attackers to bypass pam_authenticate requirements using an empty password when LDAP authentication and anonymous bind are enabled. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or significant community discussion or media coverage has been identified.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0202 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: sssd

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2940Important

sssd: allows null password entry to authenticate against LDAP

Aug 24, 2010

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/41159
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/61399