CVE - CVE-2009-2482

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-2482	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The 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.
References
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BID:35465 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35465 NETBSD:NetBSD-SA2009-004 URL:ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-004.txt.asc OSVDB:55284 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/55284~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1022432 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022432 SECUNIA:35553 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/35553 XF:netbsd-openpam-security-bypass(51312) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090716	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090716)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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