CVE-2011-4966

freeradius: does not respect expired passwords when using the unix module

Published Mar 12, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4872 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2122-1 FreeRADIUS vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00383}

epss

{'score': 0.00398}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:23 AM
Reserved
Dec 23, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 12, 2013, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 14, 2011, 12:00 AM