CVE-2009-0579 describes a vulnerability in Linux-PAM versions prior to 1.0.4, where the system fails to enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) set in /etc/shadow. This allows local users to bypass security policies and change their passwords prematurely. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is a low-severity vulnerability, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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