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CVE-2011-3148

Published: Jul 22, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 50.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

linux-pam
oss-project
linux-pamLibrary
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
SUSE Linux EnterpriseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=linux-pam.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=caf5e7f61c8d9288daa49b4f61962e6b1239121d
git.fedorahosted.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/46583
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
secunia.com
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