{"cve":"CVE-2008-2516","nvd":{"published":"2008-06-03T14:32:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:53:54.880","status":"Modified","description":"pam_sm_authenticate in pam_pgsql.c in libpam-pgsql 0.6.3 does not properly consider operator precedence when evaluating the success of a pam_get_pass function call, which allows local users to gain privileges via a SIGINT signal when this function is executing, as demonstrated by a CTRL-C sequence at a sudo password prompt in an \"auth sufficient pam_pgsql.so\" configuration.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481970","http://secunia.com/advisories/30391","http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=601775","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29360","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020111"],"products":["libpam-pgsql:libpam-pgsql"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2516","score":0.00324,"percentile":0.25457,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}