CVE-2008-1946
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (24th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1945)
- Published
- July 28, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1945 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnu / coreutils
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31225(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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