CVE-2010-4708

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2011-01-24

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Linux-pam (Linux-pam)

References

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7
• http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml?r1=1.7&r2=1.8
• http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.c?r1=1.22&r2=1.23
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46046
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641335
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65037