Description
Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in the PAM configuration in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows a local attacker to authenticate as a uid=0 account without a password and obtain a root shell via an `/etc/passwd` entry with an empty password field.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loytec | LIP-ME20xC | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |
| Loytec | L-INX | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |
| Loytec | L-GATE | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |
| Loytec | L-ROC | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |
| Loytec | L-IOB | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |
| Loytec | L-DALI | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |
| Loytec | L-VIS | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |
| Loytec | L-PAD | ≤ 8.4.16 | — |