DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0579

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0579

    Published: 16 Apr 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-0579

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0579

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pam

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1-10

    Affected versions

    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