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CVE-2009-1384

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1384 describes a username enumeration vulnerability in pam_krb5 versions 2.2.14 through 2.3.4, specifically impacting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This flaw allows remote attackers to determine valid user accounts by observing differences in password prompts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure (username enumeration) without impacting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0333 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: pam_krb5-0:2.2.14-15
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1384Low

pam_krb5: Password prompt varies for existent and non-existent users

May 27, 2009

References

osvdb.org / 54791
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35230
secunia.com / advisories/43314
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7081
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9652
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/05/27/1
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/35112
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1448