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.
CVE-2011-4966
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 68.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 12, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (10)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00029.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00079.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0881.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0134.html
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/alandekok/freeradius-server/commit/1b1ec5ce75e224bd1755650c18ccdaa6dc53e605
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00029.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00079.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0881.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0134.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/alandekok/freeradius-server/commit/1b1ec5ce75e224bd1755650c18ccdaa6dc53e605
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | freeradius (2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu5.1) @ saucy | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | freeradius2-0:2.1.12-5.el5 | 2013-01-08 | redhat |
| redhat | freeradius-0:2.1.12-3.el6 | 2012-06-20 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2011-49662025-10-02
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.
- Red HatRHBA-2012:0881LOW2011-11-14
RHBA-2012:0881 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0134LOW2011-11-14
RHSA-2013:0134 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-2122-1LOW
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