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CVE-2009-1384

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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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9652

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7081

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-1382

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502602

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1448

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35112

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/27/1

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:054

http://secunia.com/advisories/43314

http://secunia.com/advisories/35230

http://osvdb.org/54791

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-05-28

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0289

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