poppassd_pam 1.0 and earlier, when changing a user password, does not verify that the user entered the old password correctly, which allows remote attackers to change passwords for arbitrary users
Published Jan 19, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.44%
Description
poppassd_pam 1.0 and earlier, when changing a user password, does not verify that the user entered the old password correctly, which allows remote attackers to change passwords for arbitrary users.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 83.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 82.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 76.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.01% (0.01007) | 84.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01007) | 81.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 82.14th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13865 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012840 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13865 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1012840 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
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