CVE-2009-0579
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.6)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.35%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 26
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34728
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34728
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html
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