CVE-2011-5054
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-287
Authentication Issues
Publication date:
06/01/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
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."
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:kcheckpass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-trickery.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/23/8
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/02/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/02/11
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72230
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-trickery.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/23/8
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/02/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/02/11
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72230