CVE-2009-1384
pam_krb5 2.2.14 through 2.3.4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, generates different...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-1384- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-1384- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1382 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1382- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qjh-v92x-xj4g No score
pam_krb5 2.2.14 through 2.3.4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, generates different...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7qjh-v92x-xj4g- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10521-1 No score
pam_krb5-2.4.4-6.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pam_krb5-2.4.4-6.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10521-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pam_krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.2.14-15 | 0:2.2.14-15 |
pam_krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.2.14-15 | 0:2.2.14-15 |
pam_krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.2.14-15 | 0:2.2.14-15 |
pam_krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.2.14-15 | 0:2.2.14-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1384 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Eyrie Pam-krb5, published May 28, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in pam_krb5 0:2.2.14-15.
References
secunia.com/advisories/35230
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9652
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502602
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/27/1
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mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:054
osvdb.org/54791
vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1448
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1384
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qjh-v92x-xj4g
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0258
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0258.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1384
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3825