cve-2009-0887
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-03-12 15:00
Modified
2024-08-07 04:48
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/05/1Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?r1=1.9&amp%3Br2=1.10&amp%3Bview=patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?view=log
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34733
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34010Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49110
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/05/1Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?r1=1.9&amp%3Br2=1.10&amp%3Bview=patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?view=log
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34010Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49110
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.html
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