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Unscored severity · published Jul 22, 2012
CVE-2011-3148
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)…
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CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux-pam · Linux-pam
through 1.1.4; 0.99.1.0; 0.99.2.0; 0.99.2.1; 0.99.3.0; 0.99.4.0; +20 more · source: NVD
Affected product
LI
Linux-pam
Linux-pam
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3148
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3148
git.fedorahosted.org
http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=linux-pam.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=caf5e7f61c8d9288daa49b4f61962e6b1239121d
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46583
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1237-1
bugs.launchpad.net
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/874469
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