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CVE-2009-2482 Details

Description

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-004.txt.asc CVE
http://osvdb.org/55284 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35553 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35465 CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
netbsd netbsd
4.0
4.0 beta
4.0 beta2
4.0.1
4.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2482
NVD Published Date:
Jul 16, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]