Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105425
Category:	F5 Local Security Checks
Title:	F5 BIG-IP - PAM vulnerability CVE-2015-3238
Summary:	The remote host is missing a security patch.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing a security patch. Vulnerability Insight: The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password. (CVE-2015-3238) Vulnerability Impact: This vulnerability allows the unauthorized disclosure of information and disruption of service. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 5.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3238 BugTraq ID: 75428 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75428 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161249.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161350.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05 https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-011/?fid=6551 https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Username-Enumeration-against-OpenSSH-SELinux-with-CVE-2015-3238/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/13 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1640 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1640.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
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