CVE-2013-3271 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2013-3271

EMC RSA Authentication Agent for PAM 7.0 before 7.0.2.1 enforces...

Vulnerability Description

EMC RSA Authentication Agent for PAM 7.0 before 7.0.2.1 enforces the maximum number of login attempts within the PAM-enabled application codebase, instead of within the Agent codebase, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover correct login credentials via a brute-force attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

rsa authentication agent
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2

Timeline

Official Publish: August 28th, 2013
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.