CVE-2006-5659 | BDVDB-2026-20097 Detail

Description#

PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29912
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4235

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12006-11-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.