fkie_cve-2009-0579
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-04-16 15:12
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34728Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34733Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34728Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34733Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux-pam linux-pam *
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.1.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.2.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.2.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.3.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.4.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.5.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.2
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.3
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.7.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.7.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.8.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.8.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.9.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.10.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.1
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.2
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.3


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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Linux-PAM antes de v1.0.4 no aplica la edad m\u00ednima de la contrase\u00f1a (MINDAYS), tal como se especifica en /etc/shadow, lo que permite a usuarios locales eludir la pol\u00edtica de seguridad y cambiar sus contrase\u00f1as antes de lo especificado."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2009-0579",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
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  },
  "published": "2009-04-16T15:12:57.360",
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      "comment": "Not 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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          "value": "CWE-264"
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}


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