5.1

CVE-2010-2940: fedoraproject sssd Improper Authentication

CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2940
Published 30-08-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2940 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in fedoraproject sssd. EPSS estimates a 2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-08-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The auth_send function in providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.3.0, when LDAP authentication and anonymous bind are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the authentication requirements of pam_authenticate via an empty password.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.02% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • sssd< 1.2.1-4
Fedoraproject1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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