CVE-2009-2482
NetBSD OpenPAM pam_unix Local Password Modification Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 16, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Source :
cve@mitre.org
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2009-2482.
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CVE-2009-2482 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-2482 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-004.txt.asc Added Reference http://osvdb.org/55284 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35553 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35465 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022432 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312 -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Aug. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51312 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Jul. 16, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2482 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-2009-2482
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.12877
percentile