CVE-2014-2583
Linux-PAM - Local Path Traversal via PAM_RUSER or PAM_TTY Values
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/5
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66493
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/57317
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/6
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/linux-pam.git/commit/?id=Linux-PAM-1_1_8-32-g9dcead8
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/10
Scores
EPSS
0.0409
EPSS Percentile
89.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
linux-pam/linux-pam
1.1.8
Published
Apr 10, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026