Auth bypass in Arthurdejong Nss-Pam-Ldapd
CVE-2011-0438
nslcd/pam.c in the nss-pam-ldapd 0.8.0 PAM module returns a success code when a user is not found in LDAP, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arthurdejong Nss-Pam-Ldapd — versions 0.8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8132 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46819 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66028 (vdb-entry)
- lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/attachments/txtVf3rHgt8qQ.txt (Patch)
- lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/msg00000.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd/news.html