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CVE-2005-2977

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-11-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2005-2977
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.43%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.