CVE-2004-2396

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

passwd 0.68 does not check the return code for the pam_start function, which has unknown impact and attack vectors that may prevent "safe and proper operation" of PAM.

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.