CVE-2013-7041
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cristian_gafton | pam_userdb | - | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7041
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.