CVE-2009-3232 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2009-09-17

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-828-1	PAM vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00539.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927
http://secunia.com/advisories/36620
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306
https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171
https://usn.ubuntu.com/828-1/

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-17T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:23.335Z

Reserved: 2009-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3232

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-17T10:30:01.250

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

Link: CVE-2009-3232

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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