CVE-2009-1384 (GCVE-0-2009-1384)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-05-28 20:14 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:13
VLAI
Summary
pam_krb5 2.2.14 through 2.3.4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, generates different password prompts depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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http://secunia.com/advisories/43314 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://osvdb.org/54791 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1448 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35112 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2009-05-27 00:00
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