CVE-2014-3879
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 18, 2020 at 04:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
OpenPAM Nummularia 9.2 through 10.0 does not properly handle the error reported when an include directive refers to a policy that does not exist, which causes the loaded policy chain to no be discarded and allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a login (1) without a password or (2) with an incorrect password.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:13.pam.ascx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openpam.org/browser/openpam/trunk/HISTORYVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67808x_refsource_MISCPatchVDB EntryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030330CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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