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.
2012-07-22T17:55:01.057
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | ≤ 1.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.6.2 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.8.1 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.10.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.1.3 | Yes |