CVE-2011-3628

Untrusted search path vulnerability in pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1 on Ubuntu 11.10, before 1.1.2-2ubuntu8.4 on Ubuntu 11.04, before 1.1.1-4ubuntu2.4 on Ubuntu 10.10, before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and before 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, when using certain configurations such as "session optional pam_motd.so", allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious command, as demonstrated via uname.

CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1237-1	Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/pam/%2Bbug/610125

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libpam-modules:0.9.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libpam-modules:1.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libpam-modules:1.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libpam-modules:1.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2014-04-15 23:55

Updated : 2014-04-16 15:04

NVD link : CVE-2011-3628

Mitre link : CVE-2011-3628

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-3628

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Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux
libpam-modules

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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