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CVE-2011-4120

Yubico PAM Module before 2.10 performed user authentication when 'use_first_pass' PAM configuration option was not used and the module was c

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Summary

Yubico PAM Module before 2.10 performed user authentication when 'use_first_pass' PAM configuration option was not used and the module was configured as 'sufficient' in the PAM configuration. A remote attacker could use this flaw to circumvent common authentication process and obtain access to the account in question by providing a NULL value (pressing Ctrl-D keyboard sequence) as the password string.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • yubico-pam yubico-pam

    before 2.10

References 4

security-tracker.debian.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

access.redhat.com

openwall.com