PT-2003-1579 · Linux · Linux-Pam

Karol Wiesek · Published 2003-06-18 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2003-0388

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux-PAM version 0.78

Description: The issue allows local users to spoof log entries and gain privileges by causing getlogin() to return a spoofed user name, specifically when the trust option is enabled and the use uid option is disabled in pam wheel.

Recommendations: For Linux-PAM version 0.78, consider disabling the trust option or enabling the use uid option in pam wheel to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0388

Affected Products

Linux-Pam

References · 5

• 🔥 http://idefense.com/advisory/06.16.03.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/22781 · Exploit
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-304.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0388 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105577915506761&w=2 · Note