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CVE-2014-2583

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.01506
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
linux-pamall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgit.fedorahosted.org · ?id=Linux-PAM-1_1_8-32-g9dcead8git.fedorahosted.org
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Scoring & Timeline

5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD10 Apr 2014 · 08:29 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10405-1
usnUSN-2935-1
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/57317Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66493
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
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