VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-7639

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability1.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-02-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in gsi-openssh-server 7.9p1 on Fedora 29. If PermitPAMUserChange is set to yes in the /etc/gsissh/sshd_config file, logins succeed with a valid username and an incorrect password, even though a failure entry is recorded in the /var/log/messages file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references