6.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
secunia.com/advisories/34728
secunia.com/advisories/34733
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html