FKIE_CVE-2009-2482

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-07-16 16:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:09
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-004.txt.asc
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/55284
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35553Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35465
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022432
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-004.txt.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/55284
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35553Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35465
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022432
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netbsd netbsd 4.0
netbsd netbsd 4.0
netbsd netbsd 4.0
netbsd netbsd 4.0.1
netbsd netbsd 4.1
netbsd netbsd 5.0
netbsd netbsd 5.0
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