CVE-2017-20002
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 17
Latest updateMay 24
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages2 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0
🔴Vulnerability Details
3💥Exploits & PoCs
1📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2017-20002: shadow - The Debian shadow package before 1:4.5-1 for Shadow incorrectly lists pts/0 and ...↗2017