CVE-2009-2482

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2482
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-07-16 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 4.0 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 4.0 beta All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 4.0 beta2 All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 4.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.0 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.0 rc3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osvdb.org/55284 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - NetBSD OpenPAM passwd(1) May Let Certain Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
NetBSD 'pam_unix' Root Password Change Local Security Bypass Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-004.txt.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.netbsd.org
NetBSD OpenPAM Security Bypass Weakness - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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