CVE-2014-2583

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…

published April 10, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04105 · 90.7th percentile
Published
2014-04-10T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 APR 14:00Z
    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…
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