CVE-2017-12197
Improper Input Validation in libpam4j
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.51%
Description
It was found that libpam4j prior to 1.10 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.
How to fix CVE-2017-12197
To remediate CVE-2017-12197, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libpam4j—upgrade to 1.4-2+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4-2+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.10 or later
Is CVE-2017-12197 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.4-2+deb7u1
- from 0, < 1.4-2+deb8u1
- from 0, < 1.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |