{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-2516", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "pam_sm_authenticate in pam_pgsql.c in libpam-pgsql 0.6.3 does not properly consider operator precedence when evaluating the success of a pam_get_pass function call, which allows local users to gain privileges via a SIGINT signal when this function is executing, as demonstrated by a CTRL-C sequence at a sudo password prompt in an \"auth sufficient pam_pgsql.so\" configuration." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "30391", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30391" }, { "name": "ADV-2008-1654", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1654/references" }, { "name": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481970", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481970" }, { "name": "libpampgsql-pamsm-security-bypass(42653)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42653" }, { "name": "http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=601775", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=601775" }, { "name": "1020111", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020111" }, { "name": "29360", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29360" } ] } }