CVE - CVE-2009-3232

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-3232	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:36306 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306 CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927 CONFIRM:https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171 MLIST:[oss-security] 20090908 CVE request - Debian/Ubuntu PAM auth module selection URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/7 SECUNIA:36620 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/36620 UBUNTU:USN-828-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/828-1/
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090916	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.
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Assigned (20090916)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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