CVE-2009-1384

Published May 28, 2009

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

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Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-287

Vendor comments

  • Red HatThis issue did not affect the versions of the pam_krb5 packages, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4. The issue was addressed in the pam_krb5 packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0258.html

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