CVE-2009-3232

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    CVE-2009-3232

    Published: 17 Sept 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: pam-auth-update for PAM, as used in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.4, and Debian GNU/Linux, does not properly handle an "empty selection" for system authentication modules in certain rare configurations, which causes any attempt to be successful and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/36620, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/7, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306, https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927, https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306, https://usn.ubuntu.com/828-1/

    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