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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2011-03-15

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected products

• Nss-pam-ldapd (Arthurdejong)

References

• http://arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd/news.html#20110309
• http://lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/attachments/txtVf3rHgt8qQ.txt
• http://lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/msg00000.html
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8132
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46819
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66028