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CVE-2001-1147

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-10-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2001-1147
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.43%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.