CVE-2009-0887
EPSS 0.21%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-0887
To remediate CVE-2009-0887, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pam—upgrade to 1.0.1-10 or later
Is CVE-2009-0887 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.1-10