TI-2005-00002 Aliases CVE-2005-0002 GHSA-547x-rqh9-jrg8

poppassd_pam 1.0 and earlier, when changing a user password, does not verify that the…

MEDIUM 48Published 2005-01-19 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

poppassd_pam 1.0 and earlier, when changing a user password, does not verify that the user entered the old password correctly, which allows remote attackers to change passwords for arbitrary users.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02444 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:poppassd_pam::::::::	up to 1.0	Vulnerable	gentoo

cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:poppassd_pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0 Vulnerable ·gentoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0002
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-547x-rqh9-jrg8

References

Advisory 1

GLSA-200501-22

Sources

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