CVE-2011-3149 | Date: (C)2012-07-22 (M)2023-12-22 |
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).
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 2.1 |
Exploit Score: 3.9 |
Impact Score: 2.9 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: LOCAL |
Access Complexity: LOW |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: NONE |
Integrity: NONE |
Availability: PARTIAL |
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