CVE-2012-1502 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 14.29% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pypam | pypam |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PyPAM Python bindings for PAM - Double-Free Corruption | 2012-03-10 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00027.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48312
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48746
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430
- http://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/79892
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73857
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-09
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00027.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48312
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48746
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430
- http://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/79892
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73857
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-09
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