CVE-2009-3232

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3232
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-17 10:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionpam-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #410171 “pam-auth-update does not prohibit selecting an empt...” : Bugs : pam package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net Issue Tracking, Patch
Ubuntu PAM Authentication Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE request - Debian/Ubuntu PAM auth module selection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
#519927 - pam-auth-update does not prohibit selecting an empty set of modules - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Mailing List
Ubuntu update for pam - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
USN-828-1: PAM vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Broken Link
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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