CVE-2009-0887
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0887
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2009-0887.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2009-0887
- Downstream
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:09:41.667101Z
- Published
- 2009-03-12T15:20:50Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:09:41.667101Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Integer signedness error in the pamStrTok 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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/05/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34010
- 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49110
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html