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CVE-2010-4708 Details

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.

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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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7 CVEPatch
http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml?r1=1.7&r2=1.8 CVE
http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.c?r1=1.22&r2=1.23 CVEPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641335 CVEPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711 CVE

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[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

30 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4708
NVD Published Date:
Jan 24, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2010-4708 Details - Not Deferred