CVE-2013-7041
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 2.5% (85th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-6841)
- Published
- May 8, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6841 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cristian gafton / pam userdb
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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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