CVE-2011-4122
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.9)—💥 Exploit
Directory traversal vulnerability in openpam_configure.c in OpenPAM before r478 on FreeBSD 8.1 allows local users to load arbitrary DSOs and gain privileges via a .. (dot dot) in the service_name argument to the pam_start function, as demonstrated by a .. in the -c option to kcheckpass.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 6.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.89%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 58
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · OpenPAM - 'pam_start()' Local Privilege Escalation (9/11/2011)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-22
Referencias
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-trickery.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9
- http://osvdb.org/76945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46804
- http://stealth.openwall.net/xSports/pamslam
- http://trac.des.no/openpam/changeset/478/trunk/lib/openpam_configure.c
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71205
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-trickery.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9
- http://osvdb.org/76945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46804
- http://stealth.openwall.net/xSports/pamslam
- http://trac.des.no/openpam/changeset/478/trunk/lib/openpam_configure.c
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71205
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