Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in libuser:
libuser before 0.57 uses a cleartext password value of (1) !! or (2) x for new LDAP user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by specifying one of these values (CVE-2011-0002).
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The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected
libuser on Mandriva Linux 2009.0,
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-0002 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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