CVE-2013-7041: Cristian Gafton Pam Userdb

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Affected products

Published 2014-05-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.