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CVE-2017-20002

Published: 2021-03-17T06:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:22Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt