CVE-2011-3628
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CVE-2011-3628 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Libpam-Modules | 0.9.7 |
| Canonical | Libpam-Modules | 1.1.1 |
| Canonical | Libpam-Modules | 1.1.2 |
| Canonical | Libpam-Modules | 1.1.3 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 11.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 11.10 |
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