CVE-2009-3232

Impact

pam-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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36620
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/7
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/828-1/
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36620
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/7
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/828-1/