CVE-2009-2410
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD
The local_handler_callback function in server/responder/pam/pam_LOCAL_domain.c in sssd 0.4.1 does not properly handle blank-password accounts in the SSSD BE database, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain access by sending the account's username, in conjunction with an arbitrary password, over an ssh connection.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 2.0% (81th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-2406)
- Published
- July 30, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2406 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fedorahosted / sssd
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36018(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35868
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=355424(Exploit)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514057
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52210
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01236.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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