Vulnerability Description
Double free vulnerability in the authentication and authentication token alteration code in PAM-MySQL 0.6.x before 0.6.2 and 0.7.x before 0.7pre3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted passwords, which lead to a double free of a pointer that was created by the pam_get_item function. NOTE: this issue only occurs in certain configurations in which there are multiple PAM modules, PAM-MySQL is not evaluated first, and there are no requisite modules before PAM-MySQL.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pam-Mysql | Pam-Mysql | 0.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://jvn.jp/cert/JVNVU%23693909/index.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18598PatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20690Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015603Patch
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=499394
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-18.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/693909PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/22994
- http://www.osvdb.org/22995
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16564Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0490
- http://jvn.jp/cert/JVNVU%23693909/index.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18598PatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20690Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015603Patch
FAQ
What is CVE-2006-0056?
CVE-2006-0056 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Double free vulnerability in the authentication and authentication token alteration code in PAM-MySQL 0.6.x before 0.6.2 and 0.7.x before 0.7pre3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (...
How severe is CVE-2006-0056?
CVE-2006-0056 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2006-0056?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pam-Mysql Pam-Mysql.