MEDIUM
pam: pam_userdb case insensitive password hash comparison
Published May 8, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.48%
Description
The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pam
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pam
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pam
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pam | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pam | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pam | Not affected | n/a |
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.48% 0.02484
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02484
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02484) | 84.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02484) | 82.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01670) | 80.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.11% (0.10105) | 88.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.29% (0.02288) | 83.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 72.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 70.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 68.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 66.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 70.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7041 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7041
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7041
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7041 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7041 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7041 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 8, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2013
Link CVE-2013-7041
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a