CVE-2014-3879 — OpenPAM Nummularia 9.2 through 10.0 does not properly handle the error reported when an include directive refers to a policy that does not exist, which causes the loaded policy chain to no be discarded and allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a login (1) without a password or (2) with an incorrect password

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CRITICAL

OpenPAM Nummularia 9.2 through 10.0 does not properly handle the error reported when an include directive refers to a policy that does not exist, which causes the loaded policy chain to no be discarded and allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a login (1) without a password or (2) with an incorrect password

Published Feb 18, 2020

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 2.70%

Description

OpenPAM Nummularia 9.2 through 10.0 does not properly handle the error reported when an include directive refers to a policy that does not exist, which causes the loaded policy chain to no be discarded and allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a login (1) without a password or (2) with an incorrect password.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.70% 0.02698

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02698

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.70% (0.02698)	85.40th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.70% (0.02698)	83.92th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	1.49% (0.01485)	79.24th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	3.06% (0.03065)	77.79th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.27% (0.01275)	78.16th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.17% (0.01168)	85.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 16, 2024	1.17% (0.01168)	85.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 22, 2024	1.23% (0.01227)	85.37th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 22, 2023	1.23% (0.01227)	83.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.87% (0.00868)	79.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.02% (0.01018)	40.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	38.88th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	36.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	19.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (4)

http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:13.pam.asc
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openpam.org/browser/openpam/trunk/HISTORY
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67808
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030330
x_refsource_MISCPatchVDB EntryVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:13.pam.asc		x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openpam.org/browser/openpam/trunk/HISTORY		x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67808		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030330		x_refsource_MISCPatchVDB EntryVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 18, 2020

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved May 27, 2014

Link CVE-2014-3879

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-3879

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-3879