CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-4422

Improper Authentication

Published: May 06, 2016 | Modified: Apr 05, 2021
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
HIGH

The pam_sm_authenticate function in pam_sshauth.c in libpam-sshauth might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication or gain privileges via a system user account.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libpam-sshauth Libpam-sshauth_project - (including) - (including)
Libpam-sshauth Ubuntu precise *
Libpam-sshauth Ubuntu trusty *
Libpam-sshauth Ubuntu upstream *
Libpam-sshauth Ubuntu wily *
Libpam-sshauth Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References