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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71725
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1395-1 (python-pam)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to python-pam
announced via advisory USN-1395-1.

Details:

Markus Vervier discovered that PyPAM incorrectly handled passwords
containing NULL bytes. An attacker could exploit this to cause applications
using PyPAM to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
python-pam 0.4.2-12.2ubuntu2.11.10.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
python-pam 0.4.2-12.2ubuntu2.11.04.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
python-pam 0.4.2-12.1ubuntu1.10.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
python-pam 0.4.2-12.1ubuntu1.10.04.1

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1395-1

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1502
Debian Security Information: DSA-2430 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2430
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-09
http://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2012-03-01.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/79892
http://secunia.com/advisories/48312
http://secunia.com/advisories/48332
http://secunia.com/advisories/48746
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0487 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00027.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1395-1
XForce ISS Database: pypam-password-dos(73857)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73857
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