CVE-2009-2410
The local_handler_callback function in server/responder/pam/pam_LOCAL_domain.c in sssd 0.4.1 does...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2410- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2410- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2406 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2406- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w98w-3mj2-7wj3 No score
The local_handler_callback function in server/responder/pam/pam_LOCAL_domain.c in sssd 0.4.1 does...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w98w-3mj2-7wj3- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2410 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Fedorahosted Sssd, published July 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/36018
bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=355424
securityfocus.com/bid/35868
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52210
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01236.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2410
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w98w-3mj2-7wj3