Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-2615 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2935-1 | PAM vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T10:21:35.162Z
Reserved: 2014-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-2583
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-04-10T20:29:20.707
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-2583
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN