What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1502?

CVE-2012-1502 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 22.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-1502?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-1502. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 22.7%.

Pypam CVE-2012-1502

HIGH

Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

2012-06-16 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service RCE Pypam

7.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 16, 2012 - 00:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

Double free vulnerability in the PyPAM_conv in PAMmodule.c in PyPam 0.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 22.7%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-399. Double free vulnerability in the PyPAM_conv in PAMmodule.c in PyPam 0.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a NULL byte in a password string. Affected products include: Pypam.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.