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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade pam-develUpgrade pam | Dec 1, 2016 | Jul 22, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pam | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 22, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/pam. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 22, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pam-develUpgrade pam | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 22, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade pam-docUpgrade pam-extraUpgrade pam-x86Upgrade pam-develUpgrade pam-32bitUpgrade pam-devel-32bitUpgrade pam-manpagesUpgrade pam | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libpam-modules | Nov 8, 2024 | Jul 22, 2012 |
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