CVE-2009-2482
N/A
Published: July 16, 2009 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNetBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-004.txt.ascThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35553VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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