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CVE-2009-2482

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users...

6.9 Medium

CVE-2009-2482 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Netbsd, published July 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.31%EPSS, 23rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.9

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Record
CVE-2009-2482
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Record
CVE-2009-2482
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2477No score

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Record
EUVD-2009-2477
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q98h-p5jw-69g3No score

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users...

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Record
GHSA-q98h-p5jw-69g3
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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