ubuntu-cve-2024-10963
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-11-07 16:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:47
Summary
Details

A flaw was found in pam_access, where certain rules in its configuration file are mistakenly treated as hostnames. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick the system by pretending to be a trusted hostname, gaining unauthorized access. This issue poses a risk for systems that rely on this feature to control who can access certain services or terminals.

Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules-bin",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam-runtime",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam0g",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "pam",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam@1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.2-6ubuntu1",
        "1.5.2-9.1ubuntu1",
        "1.5.2-9.1ubuntu2",
        "1.5.2-9.1ubuntu3",
        "1.5.3-5ubuntu3",
        "1.5.3-5ubuntu4",
        "1.5.3-5ubuntu5",
        "1.5.3-5ubuntu5.1",
        "1.5.3-5ubuntu5.4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A flaw was found in pam_access, where certain rules in its configuration file are mistakenly treated as hostnames. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick the system by pretending to be a trusted hostname, gaining unauthorized access. This issue poses a risk for systems that rely on this feature to control who can access certain services or terminals.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10963",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:47:57Z",
  "published": "2024-11-07T16:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-10963"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10963"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10963"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7761-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-7761-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-10963"
  ]
}



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