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$ cve CVE-2003-0686 JSON

CVE-2003-0686 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27% (pctl 98)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Buffer overflow in PAM SMB module (pam_smb) 1.1.6 and earlier, when authenticating to a remote service, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS26.98% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2003-10-20
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
dave airliepam smb
redhatpam smb

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbLinux pam_lib_smb < 1.1.6 - '/bin/login' Remote Overflow2003-08-29

References

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