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CVE-2004-2396

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

passwd 0.68 does not check the return code for the pam_start function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors that may prevent "safe and proper operation" of PAM.

References

• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16179
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16179

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