CVE-2011-0438
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 1.5% (75th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-0463)
- Published
- March 15, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-0463 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- arthurdejong / nss-pam-ldapd
References
- http://arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd/news.html#20110309
- http://lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/attachments/txtVf3rHgt8qQ.txt(Patch)
- http://lists.arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd-announce/2011/msg00000.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8132
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46819(Patch)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66028
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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