CVE-2009-0887

MediumCVSS 6.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Integer signedness error in the _pam_StrTok function in libpam/pam_misc.c in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.0.3 and earlier, when a configuration file contains non-ASCII usernames, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and might allow remote authenticated users to obtain login access with a different user's non-ASCII username, via a login attempt.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.6/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-189

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 12, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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