CVE-2005-2977

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password...

2.1 LowFix available

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Record: CVE-2005-2977
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Record: CVE-2005-2977
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-2977 No score

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Record: EUVD-2005-2977
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9fch-jjp9-h24r No score

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password...

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Record: GHSA-9fch-jjp9-h24r
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Record: CVE-2005-2977
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-2977 No score

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2977
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pam` Debian:12	before 0.99.7.1-2	0.99.7.1-2
`pam` Debian:13	before 0.99.7.1-2	0.99.7.1-2
`pam` Debian:14	before 0.99.7.1-2	0.99.7.1-2
`pam` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pam-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13
`pam-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:0.77-66.13	0:0.77-66.13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2977 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Pam, published November 1, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in pam 0.99.7.1-2.

References

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