4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0579
Linux-PAM Password Enforced Deferral Bypass Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 16, 2009, 3:12 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 3, 2019, 3:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0579 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux-pam linux-pam
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.4
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0579 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0579 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability