CVE-2011-3148

(pam_env): Stack-based buffer overflow by parsing user's pam_environment file

Published Jul 22, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2326-1 pam security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3115 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1237-1 PAM vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:22 PM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 22, 2012, 5:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 24, 2011, 12:00 AM