CVE-2008-1946

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-07-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

Affected products

GNU coreutils: 5.2.1

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31225
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31225
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10029

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