CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-3435

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pamDebian
Fixed in:1.1.3-1CVE-2010-3435
Fixed in:1.1.3-1CVE-2010-3435
Fixed in:1.1.3-1CVE-2010-3435
Fixed in:1.1.3-1CVE-2010-3435

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days
28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

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