CVE-2010-4708
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 24, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 24, 2011
Description
The pam_env module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier reads the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory, which might allow local users to run programs with an unintended environment by executing a program that relies on the pam_env PAM check.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- linuxpam-pamenv-priv-escalation(65037)vdb-entry
- GLSA-201206-31vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641335
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml?r1=1.7&r2=1.8
- 49711third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20100928 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthmailing-list
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.c?r1=1.22&r2=1.23
- 46046vdb-entry
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