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CVE-2009-2410
The local_handler_callback function in server/responder/pam/pam_LOCAL_domain.c in sssd 0.4.1 does not properly handle blank-password…
High7.5EPSS 2.0%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 36018 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=355424 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514057 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 35868 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- sssd-localhandlercallback-security-bypass(52210) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-8101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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