CVE-2009-0579
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0579
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2009-0579.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2009-0579
- Downstream
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:09:37.410019Z
- Published
- 2009-04-16T15:12:57Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:09:37.410019Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/34728
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html