CVE-2012-1502

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 31.96% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00027.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48312 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48746 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/79892 vdb entry
http://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txt exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-09 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73857 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48332 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1502?
CVE-2012-1502 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1502?
To fix CVE-2012-1502, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1502 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1502 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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