CVE-2010-4708

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65037

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641335

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46046

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/49711

http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.c?r1=1.22&r2=1.23

http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml?r1=1.7&r2=1.8

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-01-24

Updated: 2019-01-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High