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CVE-2009-0579

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows loc

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00062
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Affected Products & Versions

2
linux-pam<= 1.0.4
linux-pamall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Apr 2009 · 03:12 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
http://secunia.com/advisories/34728Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34733Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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