CVE-2009-0579 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-0579

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux-pam
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.99.1.0, 0.99.2.0, 0.99.2.1, 0.99.3.0, 0.99.4.0, 0.99.5.0, 0.99.6.0, 0.99.6.1, 0.99.6.2, 0.99.6.3, 0.99.7.0, 0.99.7.1, 0.99.8.0, 0.99.8.1, 0.99.9.0, 0.99.10.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3

Timeline

Official Publish: April 16th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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