CVE-2009-3232

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
pam-auth-update for PAM, as used in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.4, and Debian GNU/Linux, does not properly handle an "empty selection" for system authentication modules in certain rare configurations, which causes any attempt to be successful and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-3232
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-09-17T10:30:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-03T22:01:03
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-287 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927
http://secunia.com/advisories/36620 Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306 Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/828-1/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3232
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3232
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:36:15 Added to TrackCVE