CVE-2009-2410 Information

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.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/36018 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35868 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=355424 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514057 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52210 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01236.html