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CVE-2011-0438
nslcd/pam.c in the nss-pam-ldapd 0.8.0 PAM module returns a success code when a user is not found in LDAP, which allows remote attackers…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
nslcd/pam.c in the nss-pam-ldapd 0.8.0 PAM module returns a success code when a user is not found in LDAP, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 8132 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 46819 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- nsspamldapd-pam-sec-bypass(66028) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/attachments/txtVf3rHgt8qQ.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [nss-pam-ldapd-announce] 20110309 nss-pam-ldapd security advisory (CVE-2011-0438) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd/news.html#20110309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .