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CVE-2010-4708

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
24/01/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.1.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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