CVE-2009-0887
EPSS 0.21%Published: 3/12/2009Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0887
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/pamfrom 0, < 1.0.1-10