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High
CVE-2012-1502
Double free vulnerability in the PyPAM_conv in PAMmodule.c in PyPam...
Vulnerability Description
Double free vulnerability in the PyPAM_conv in PAMmodule.c in PyPam 0.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a NULL byte in a password string.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00027.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48312
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48746
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/79892
- http://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txt
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-09
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73857
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48332
Affected Vendor
pypam
View all reports →Affected Software
pypam
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 16th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.