CVE-2009-0887

medium

Description

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

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49110

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34010

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077

http://secunia.com/advisories/34733

http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?view=log

http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?r1=1.9&amp%3Br2=1.10&amp%3Bview=patch

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-03-12

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium