CVE-2013-7041

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Affected products

Cristian Gafton Pam Userdb: all versions

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180

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