CVE-2011-4966
N/A
Published: March 12, 2013 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeradius
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
modules/rlm_unix/rlm_unix.c in FreeRADIUS before 2.2.0, when unix mode is enabled for user authentication, does not properly check the password expiration in /etc/shadow, which allows remote authenticated users to authenticate using an expired password.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00029.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00079.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0134.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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