CVE-2017-20002

The Debian shadow package before 1:4.5-1 for Shadow incorrectly lists pts/0 and pts/1 as physical terminals in /etc/securetty. This allows local users to login as password-less users even if they are connected by non-physical means such as SSH (hence bypassing PAM's nullok_secure configuration). This notably affects environments such as virtual machines automatically generated with a default blank root password, allowing all local users to escalate privileges.

Score
CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2021-03-17
Last modified
2024-08-05
Weaknesses
CWE-269

Affected products

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