CVE-2009-0579
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-0579 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-04-16 15:12:57 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 0.99.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux-pam | Linux-pam | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 487216 – CVE-2009-0579 pam: MINDAYS not respected by pam for password changing | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| Fedora update for pam - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: pam-1.0.4-4.fc10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: pam-1.0.4-4.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Linux-PAM Minimum Password Age Security Bypass Weakness - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Linux-PAM 1.0.4 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| #514437 - chage -m / passwd -n (--mindays) have no effect (Lenny) - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-04-16 | Tomas Hoger | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of pam as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. Only PAM versions 1.x were affected. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.