CVE-2011-4122
N/A
Published: November 17, 2011 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-trickery.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46756Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46804x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://trac.des.no/openpam/changeset/478/trunk/lib/openpam_configure.cQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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