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CVE-2011-4122
- EPSS 0.91%
- Veröffentlicht 17.11.2011 19:55:01
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 16.06.2026 23:34:28
- Quelle secalert@redhat.com
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Directory traversal vulnerability in openpam_configure.c in OpenPAM before r478 on FreeBSD 8.1 allows local users to load arbitrary DSOs and gain privileges via a .. (dot dot) in the service_name argument to the pam_start function, as demonstrated by a .. in the -c option to kcheckpass.
| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.91% | 0.554 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 6.9 | 3.4 | 10 |
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-trickery.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9
http://osvdb.org/76945
http://secunia.com/advisories/46756
http://secunia.com/advisories/46804
http://stealth.openwall.net/xSports/pamslam
http://trac.des.no/openpam/changeset/478/trunk/lib/openpam_configure.c
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71205