CVE-2011-0438

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0438
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-15 17:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionnslcd/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Arthurdejong Nss-pam-ldapd 0.8.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
nss-pam-ldapd security advisory (CVE-2011-0438) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.arthurdejong.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/attachments/txtVf3rHgt8qQ.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.arthurdejong.org Patch
nss-pam-ldapd: news af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 arthurdejong.org
Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
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