CVE-2009-0579

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    CVE-2009-0579

    Published: 16 Apr 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/34728, http://secunia.com/advisories/34733, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High