CVE-2011-3148

linux-pam < 1.1.5 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in pam_env.c

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _assemble_line function in modules/pam_env/pam_env.c in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of white spaces at the beginning of the ~/.pam_environment file.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1237-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46583
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711

Scores

EPSS 0.0070
EPSS Percentile 48.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (26)
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.1.0
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.2.0
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.2.1
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.3.0
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.4.0
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.5.0
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.6.0
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.6.1
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.6.2
linux-pam/linux-pam 0.99.6.3
... and 16 more
Published Jul 22, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026