7.5
CVSSv2

CVE-2012-1502

Published: 16/06/2012 Updated: 29/08/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 755
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

Double free vulnerability in the PyPAM_conv in PAMmodule.c in PyPam 0.5.0 and previous versions allows remote malicious users 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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Vendor Advisories

PyPAM could be made to crash or possibly run programs if it processed a specially crafted password ...

Exploits

=== LSE Leading Security Experts - Security Advisory 2012-03-01 === PyPAM -- Python bindings for PAM - Double Free Corruption --------------------------------------------------------- Affected Versions ================= PyPAM <= 042 Red Hat PyPAM <= 050-12 Debian python-pam <= 042-122 Ubuntu python-pam <= 042-122 SUSE python ...
By supplying a NULL-byte to the PyPAM module, a double-free condition is triggered This condition may allow for remote code execution Proof of concept included ...