Vulnerability in NetBSD
CVE-2009-2482
The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NetBSD — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35553 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/55284 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35465 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51312 (vdb-entry)