SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-5659

PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps.

LOW 2.1EPSS 0.32%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

CVSS 2.0
2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.32% probability · 24th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
pam extern/pam extern
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.