VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-20014
In pam_tacplus.c in pam_tacplus before 1.4.1, pam_sm_acct_mgmt does not zero out the arep data structure.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In pam_tacplus.c in pam_tacplus before 1.4.1, pam_sm_acct_mgmt does not zero out the arep data structure.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- pam tacplus project/pam tacplus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/kravietz/pam_tacplus/commit/e4c00eba70a0f72c4de77b5f072c69708ec2beabPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kravietz/pam_tacplus/commit/e4c00eba70a0f72c4de77b5f072c69708ec2beabPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.