CVE-2016-4422 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2016-05-06

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libpam-sshauth_project:libpam-sshauth:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
Debian DSA	DSA-3567-1	libpam-sshauth security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5422	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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 0.00357.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3567
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/libpam-sshauth/revision/114#src/pam_sshauth.c

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Libpam-sshauth Project Libpam-sshauth

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2016-05-06T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:24.660Z

Reserved: 2016-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4422

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-06T17:59:08.850

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4422

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287

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