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.
Published: 2012-07-22
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Linux-pam Linux-pam
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.612Z

Reserved: 2011-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3148

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-22T17:55:01.057

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3148

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-10-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-3148 - Bugzilla

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