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    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) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of white spaces at the beginning of the ~/.pam_environment file.

    Published:Oct 24, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 22, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00158
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux-pam
    Product
    Linux-pam
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High