metadata/glsa/glsa-201507-09.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201507-09">
  <title>PyPAM: Arbitrary code execution</title>
  <synopsis>A double free vulnerability in PyPAM could result in execution of
    arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">pypam</product>
  <announced>July 09, 2015</announced>
  <revised>July 09, 2015: 1</revised>
  <bug>407603</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="dev-python/pypam" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">0.5.0-r3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">0.5.0-r3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>PyPAM is a PAM binding for Python.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>PyPAM does not handle passwords correctly if there is NULL byte in the
      string.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a
      Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All PyPAM users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-python/pypam-0.5.0-r3"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1502">CVE-2012-1502</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:25:05 +0000">
    BlueKnight
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:51:16 +0000">Zlogene</metadata>
</glsa>