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A poppassd_pam security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-22
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: poppassd_pam: Unauthorized password changing
Date: January 11, 2005
Bugs: #75820
ID: 200501-22

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Synopsis
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poppassd_pam allows anyone to change any user's password without authenticating the user first.



Background
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poppassd_pam is a PAM-enabled server for changing system passwords that can be used to change POP server passwords.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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net-mail/poppassd_ceti = 1.8.4
net-mail/poppassd_pam