CVE-2011-3628
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
15/04/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page