PT-2013-2844 · Canonical · Pam-Xdg-Support

Sebastian Krzyszkowiak + 1 · Published 2013-03-21 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2013-1052

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions pam-xdg-support as used in Ubuntu 12.10

Description The issue is related to the handling of the PATH environment variable by pam-xdg-support, allowing local users to gain privileges through unspecified vectors related to sudo.

Recommendations For Ubuntu 12.10, consider restricting the use of sudo until a proper fix is applied to pam-xdg-support to handle the PATH environment variable securely.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1052

Affected Products

Pam-Xdg-Support

References · 4

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1766-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1052 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/58550 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82918 · Note