CVE-2009-0887
N/A
Published: March 12, 2009 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux-PAM
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Integer signedness error in the _pam_StrTok function in libpam/pam_misc.c in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.0.3 and earlier, when a configuration file contains non-ASCII usernames, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and might allow remote authenticated users to obtain login access with a different user's non-ASCII username, via a login attempt.
Remediation
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References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/05/1x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?view=logVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49110Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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