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Medium
CVE-2010-4707
The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in...
Vulnerability Description
The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a special file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1
- http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.99.1.0, 0.99.2.0, 0.99.2.1, 0.99.3.0, 0.99.4.0, 0.99.5.0, 0.99.6.0, 0.99.6.1, 0.99.6.2, 0.99.6.3, 0.99.7.0, 0.99.7.1, 0.99.8.0, 0.99.8.1, 0.99.9.0, 0.99.10.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.1.0, 1.1.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 24th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.