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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201507-09">
+ <title>PyPAM: Arbitrary code execution</title>
+ <synopsis>A double free vulnerability in PyPAM could result in execution of
+ arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">pypam</product>
+ <announced>2015-07-09</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2015-07-09</revised>
+ <bug>407603</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="dev-python/pypam" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">0.5.0-r3</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">0.5.0-r3</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>PyPAM is a PAM binding for Python.</p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>PyPAM does not handle passwords correctly if there is NULL byte in the
+ string.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a
+ Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All PyPAM users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-python/pypam-0.5.0-r3"
+ </code>
+
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1502">CVE-2012-1502</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2015-06-21T03:25:05Z">
+ BlueKnight
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2015-07-09T18:51:16Z">Zlogene</metadata>
+</glsa>