CVE-2009-0887
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 12, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 12, 2009
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.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?r1=1.9&%3Br2=1.10&%3Bview=patch
- MDVSA-2009:077vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20090305 CVE Request -- pammailing-list
- FEDORA-2009-3204vendor-advisory
- linuxpam-pamstrtok-priv-escalation(49110)vdb-entry
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?view=log
- 34010vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2009-3231vendor-advisory
- 34733third-party-advisory
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