cve-2009-0579
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-04-16 15:00
Modified
2024-08-07 04:40
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34728Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34733Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34728Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34733Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
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