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CVE-2011-3148

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CVE-2011-3148

Published: Jul 22, 2012

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
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References

GLSA-201206-31
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
USN-1237-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
46583
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
49711
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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