01 Record

CVE-2012-1502

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 14.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 96.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2012-06-16 00:00Z14 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 19:01Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2012-03-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e134f4544da4b7689e3ea95fb73a2999b72b31244700111a02961f651190a837

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

pypampypamNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:0487http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00027.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
secunia.com48312http://secunia.com/advisories/48312third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
secunia.com48746http://secunia.com/advisories/48746third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
ubuntu.comUSN-1395-1http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
www.osvdb.org79892http://www.osvdb.org/79892vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
www.lsexperts.dehttp://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txtx_refsource_MISC
security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201507-09https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-09vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compypam-password-dos(73857)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73857vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.debian.orgDSA-2430http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
secunia.com48332http://secunia.com/advisories/48332third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

python-pam
Fixed in 0.4.2-13

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

python-pam
Fixed in 0.4.2-13

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

python-pam
Fixed in 0.4.2-13

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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