CVE-2011-0002

Public Exploit

Description

libuser before 0.57 uses a cleartext password value of (1) !! or (2) x for new LDAP user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by specifying one of these values.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.26% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0170.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43047 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024960 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643227 exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053365.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42891 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45791 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0226 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64677 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0201 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42966 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
https://fedorahosted.org/libuser/browser/NEWS?rev=libuser-0.57
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0184 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/70421 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:019 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053378.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0002?
CVE-2011-0002 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0002?
To fix CVE-2011-0002, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0002 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0002 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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