Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:46819

Info

Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46819
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-0438
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 10 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:37AM
Credit: Russell Sim
Vulnerable: Arthur de Jong nss-pam-ldapd 0.8
Not Vulnerable: Arthur de Jong nss-pam-ldapd 0.8.1
Arthur de Jong nss-pam-ldapd 0.7.13

Discussion

Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

nss-pam-ldapd is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain unauthorized access.

nss-pam-ldapd version 0.8.0 is vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more details.


Arthurdejong nss-pam-ldapd 0.8

References

Arthur de Jong 'nss-pam-ldapd' Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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