Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-0579
Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0579
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-0579
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-0579
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2009-0579
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Red Hat 2009-04-16Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of pam as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. Only PAM versions 1.x were affected.
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html
Vendor Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216
Patch
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*