DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3238

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3238
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3238.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3238
Published
2015-08-24T14:59:04.010Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:18:38.454706Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The unixrunhelperbinary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3238.json"

Debian:12 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3238.json"

Debian:13 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3238.json"

Debian:14 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3238.json"