Vulnerability Details CVE-2009-3232
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 66.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 9.3
References
- 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/
- 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/
Products affected by CVE-2009-3232
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04