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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!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>2015-07-09</announced>
<revised count="1">2015-07-09</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="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1502">CVE-2012-1502</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2015-06-21T03:25:05Z">
BlueKnight
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2015-07-09T18:51:16Z">Zlogene</metadata>
</glsa>