DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0887

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0887

    Published: 12 Mar 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-0887

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0887

    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
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