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CVE-2009-0579

Published: Apr 16, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0579
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux-pamLinux-pam*1.0.4 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.1.0 (including)0.99.1.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.2.0 (including)0.99.2.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.2.1 (including)0.99.2.1 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.3.0 (including)0.99.3.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.4.0 (including)0.99.4.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.5.0 (including)0.99.5.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.6.0 (including)0.99.6.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.6.1 (including)0.99.6.1 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.6.2 (including)0.99.6.2 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.6.3 (including)0.99.6.3 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.7.0 (including)0.99.7.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.7.1 (including)0.99.7.1 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.8.0 (including)0.99.8.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.8.1 (including)0.99.8.1 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.9.0 (including)0.99.9.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam0.99.10.0 (including)0.99.10.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam1.0.0 (including)1.0.0 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam1.0.1 (including)1.0.1 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam1.0.2 (including)1.0.2 (including)
Linux-pamLinux-pam1.0.3 (including)1.0.3 (including)
PamUbuntuintrepid*
PamUbuntujaunty*
PamUbuntuupstream*

References

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