HIGH
PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.43%
Description
PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.43% 0.02426
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02426
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02426) | 83.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02426) | 82.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00717) | 70.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 81.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 80.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 78.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 80.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-177 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10405.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5994 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-177 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10405.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 17, 2002
Link CVE-2002-1227
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a