{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:26Z",
  "published": "2009-09-17T10:30:01Z",
  "id": "CVE-2009-3232",
  "details": "pam-auth-update for PAM, as used in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.4, and Debian GNU/Linux, does not properly handle an \"empty selection\" for system authentication modules in certain rare configurations, which causes any attempt to be successful and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36620"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519927"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/410171"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36306"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/828-1/"
    }
  ]
}