Vulnerability CVE-2010-4708
Published: 2011-01-24   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Linux-pam -> Linux-pam 
Kernel -> 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://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
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