CVE-2000-0843 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

Published: 2000-10-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 4.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dave_airlie:pam_smb:1.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:luke_kenneth_casson_leighton:pam_ntdom:0.23:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0830	Buffer overflow in pam_smb and pam_ntdom pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a login with a long user name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0073.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0114.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000911
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-047.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv8_draht_pam_smb_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1666

History

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Subscriptions

Dave Airlie Pam Smb

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Pam Ntdom

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:30.518Z

Reserved: 2000-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0843

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-11-14T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0843

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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