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cve[email protected]CVE-2011-3149
HistoryJul 22, 2012 - 5:55 p.m.

CVE-2011-3149

2012-07-2217:55:00
CWE-119
web.nvd.nist.gov
45
cve-2011-3149
linux-pam
pam_env module
denial of service
cpu consumption
nvd

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%

The _expand_arg function in the pam_env module (modules/pam_env/pam_env.c) in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 does not properly handle when environment variable expansion can overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%