CVE-2008-2516 (GCVE-0-2008-2516)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-06-03 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:05
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Summary
pam_sm_authenticate in pam_pgsql.c in libpam-pgsql 0.6.3 does not properly consider operator precedence when evaluating the success of a pam_get_pass function call, which allows local users to gain privileges via a SIGINT signal when this function is executing, as demonstrated by a CTRL-C sequence at a sudo password prompt in an "auth sufficient pam_pgsql.so" configuration.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2008-05-19 00:00
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