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 NULL byte in a password string.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 14.14% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 10 March 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- pypam/pypam
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00027.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48312Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48332Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48746Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430
- http://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txtExploit
- 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/48312Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48332Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48746Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430
- http://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txtExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/79892
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73857
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-09
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.