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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227

PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users.

Products
pam
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.76-6
CVEs
CVE-2002-1227
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Oct 2002, 05:00 UTC

PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227

pam

Fixed versions: 0.76-6

pam

Fixed versions: 0.76-6

pam

Fixed versions: 0.76-6

Complete source record
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  "id": "400278f5d31a6172f0c5a8a428327447ea29fff42de7ff5a4ef0445a265d7f1d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227",
    "summary": "PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges as disabled users.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "pam",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.76-6",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "pam",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.76-6",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "pam",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.76-6",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227"
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
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              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "pam",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "pam",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "0.76-6"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "pam",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1227.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:32.244228460Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2002-1227"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1227"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2002-1227",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410796,
  "published_at": "2002-10-28T05:00:00+00:00"
}