Numeric Errors Affecting pam package, versions <1.0.1-10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PAM-322904
- published 12 Mar 2009
- disclosed 12 Mar 2009
Introduced: 12 Mar 2009
CVE-2009-0887 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable pam to version 1.0.1-10 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pam package and not the pam package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0887
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?r1=1.9&r2=1.10&view=patch
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?view=log
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/05/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49110
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/libpam/pam_misc.c?r1=1.9&%3Br2=1.10&%3Bview=patch