Improper Authentication Affecting sssd package, versions [,0.4.1]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SSSD-2370765
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed30 Jul 2009
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Jul 2009

CVE-2009-2410  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for sssd.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication. The local_handler_callback function in server/responder/pam/pam_LOCAL_domain.c in sssd 0.4.1 does not properly handle blank-password accounts in the SSSD BE database, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain access by sending the account's username, in conjunction with an arbitrary password, over an ssh connection.

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