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CVE-2005-2949

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.60%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-09-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2005-2949
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.60%

Original NVD Description

pam_per_user before 0.4 does not verify if the user name changes between authentication attempts and uses the same subrequest handle, which allows remote attackers or local users to login as other users by using certain applications that allow the username to be changed during authentication, such as /bin/login.