01 Record

CVE-2013-7041

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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.

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: 2.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 84.1% 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 2026-06-17.
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

2014-05-08 14:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 17:53Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2013-12-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-310

Data version

5.1

Document digest

581f759ab2b25bb857046ef4bc5fbd47d78d96285d160b9550598d50dc1ba0d1

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

cristian_gaftonpam_userdbNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141209 CVE request: pam: password hashes aren't compared case-sensitivelyhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.securityfocus.com64180http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141209 Re: CVE request: pam: password hashes aren't compared case-sensitivelyhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201605-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
www.ubuntu.comUSN-2935-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
www.ubuntu.comUSN-2935-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.ubuntu.comUSN-2935-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

pam
Fixed in 1.1.8-3.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

pam
Fixed in 1.1.8-3.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

pam
Fixed in 1.1.8-3.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

pam
Fixed in 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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