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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-4966

Published: Mar 12, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4966
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

modules/rlm_unix/rlm_unix.c in FreeRADIUS before 2.2.0, when unix mode is enabled for user authentication, does not properly check the password expiration in /etc/shadow, which allows remote authenticated users to authenticate using an expired password.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FreeradiusFreeradius**
FreeradiusFreeradius*2.2.0 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.1 (including)0.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.2 (including)0.2 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.3 (including)0.3 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.4 (including)0.4 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.5 (including)0.5 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.6 (including)0.6 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.7 (including)0.7 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.7.1 (including)0.7.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.8 (including)0.8 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.8.1 (including)0.8.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.9 (including)0.9 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.9.0 (including)0.9.0 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.9.1 (including)0.9.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.9.2 (including)0.9.2 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius0.9.3 (including)0.9.3 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.0.0 (including)1.0.0 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.0.1 (including)1.0.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.0.2 (including)1.0.2 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.0.3 (including)1.0.3 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.0.4 (including)1.0.4 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.0.5 (including)1.0.5 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.0 (including)1.1.0 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.1 (including)1.1.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.2 (including)1.1.2 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.3 (including)1.1.3 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.4 (including)1.1.4 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.5 (including)1.1.5 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.6 (including)1.1.6 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.7 (including)1.1.7 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius1.1.8 (including)1.1.8 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.0.3 (including)2.0.3 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.0.4 (including)2.0.4 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.0.5 (including)2.0.5 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.3 (including)2.1.3 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.4 (including)2.1.4 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.6 (including)2.1.6 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.7 (including)2.1.7 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.8 (including)2.1.8 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.9 (including)2.1.9 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.10 (including)2.1.10 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.11 (including)2.1.11 (including)
FreeradiusFreeradius2.1.12 (including)2.1.12 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatfreeradius2-0:2.1.12-5.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatfreeradius-0:2.1.12-3.el6*
FreeradiusUbuntuhardy*
FreeradiusUbuntulucid*
FreeradiusUbuntuoneiric*
FreeradiusUbuntuprecise*
FreeradiusUbuntuquantal*
FreeradiusUbunturaring*
FreeradiusUbuntuupstream*

References

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