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CVE-2011-4120

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.02%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-11-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2011-4120
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.02%

Original NVD Description

Yubico PAM Module before 2.10 performed user authentication when 'use_first_pass' PAM configuration option was not used and the module was configured as 'sufficient' in the PAM configuration. A remote attacker could use this flaw to circumvent common authentication process and obtain access to the account in question by providing a NULL value (pressing Ctrl-D keyboard sequence) as the password string.

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