MEDIUM
/etc/pam.d/su is wrong in RHEL-4.6
Published Jul 28, 2008
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.
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.
4.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
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.
0.31% 0.00313
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00313
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 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 21.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 22.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31225 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1946 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446488 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1946
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1946
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31225 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1946 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446488 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1946 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1946 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 28, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 24, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1946
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a