CVE-2009-0887
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.
- EPSS
- 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 79% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-189
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux-pam:linux-pam
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/05/1
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?r1=1.9&%3Br2=1.10&%3Bview=patch
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?view=log
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077