kcheckpass passes a user-supplied argument to the pam_start function, often within a setuid environment, which allows local users to invoke any configured PAM stack, and possibly trigger unintended side effects, via an arbitrary valid PAM service name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4122. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the possibility of resultant privilege escalation may be "a bit far-fetched."
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Published : 2012-01-06 21:55
Updated : 2017-08-29 01:30
NVD link : CVE-2011-5054
Mitre link : CVE-2011-5054
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-5054
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Products Affected
kde
- kcheckpass
CWE
CWE-287
Improper Authentication