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CVE-2010-4707 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9 CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1 CVEPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711 CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036 CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux-pam linux-pam
<= 1.1.2
0.99.1.0
0.99.2.0
0.99.2.1
0.99.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

31 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4707
NVD Published Date:
Jan 24, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]