DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1273

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1273
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1273.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1273
Upstream
Published
2009-04-08T18:30:00.233Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:32.154445Z
Summary
[none]
Details

pam_ssh 1.92 and possibly other versions, as used when PAM is compiled with USE=ssh, generates different error messages depending on whether the username is valid or invalid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to enumerate usernames.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libpam-ssh

Package

Name
libpam-ssh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpam-ssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.92-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1273.json"

Debian:13 / libpam-ssh

Package

Name
libpam-ssh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpam-ssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.92-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1273.json"

Debian:14 / libpam-ssh

Package

Name
libpam-ssh
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpam-ssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.92-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1273.json"