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.
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 : 2023-12-10 11:31


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