CVE-2011-3148 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the _assemble_line function of Linux-PAM (pam) versions prior to 1.1.5. This vulnerability allows local users to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a long string of whitespace in the ~/.pam_environment file. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered of moderate severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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