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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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Debian DSA |
DSA-2430-1 | python-pam security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1395-1 | PyPAM vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:01:01.425Z
Reserved: 2012-03-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-1502
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-06-16T00:55:06.327
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-1502
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN