CVE-2012-1502 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a double free vulnerability in the PyPam library when processing passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1502?
CVE-2012-1502 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1502?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pypam Pypam.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1502?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2012-1502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1502, DSA-2430-1, GHSA-5vgc-qp88-vfrj.