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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1946
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2008-1946

Description:
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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43993

ST
  1020552

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31225

REDHAT
  http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html

BID
  30363


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