National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2410
Original release date:07/30/2009
Last revised:08/08/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The local_handler_callback function in server/responder/pam/pam_LOCAL_domain.c in sssd 0.4.1 does not properly handle blank-password accounts in the SSSD BE database, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain access by sending the account's username, in conjunction with an arbitrary password, over an ssh connection.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-8101
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514057
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=355424
External Source: XF
Name: sssd-localhandlercallback-security-bypass(52210)
External Source: BID
Name: 35868
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36018
Type: Advisory