Description
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.
Published: 2009-04-16
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0583 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.
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Linux-pam Linux-pam
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:04.090Z

Reserved: 2009-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0579

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-16T15:12:57.360

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0579

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-0579 - Bugzilla

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