CVE-2008-1946
The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command
02 Description
The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 23.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-07-28 17:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-24
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fc829d922427dc1f6bf886416609efbed8cea7f007511bb5920da2cd987d0f89
05 Affected products
06 References
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10029https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcoreutils-pamsucceedif-security-bypass(43993)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0780http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html
- securitytracker.com1020552http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552
- www.securityfocus.com30363http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363
- secunia.com31225http://secunia.com/advisories/31225
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- coreutils Fixed in 5.93-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- coreutils Fixed in 5.93-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- coreutils Fixed in 5.93-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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