CVE-2014-2583 | BDVDB-2026-60841 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66493
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57317
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/linux-pam.git/commit/?id=Linux-PAM-1_1_8-32-g9dcead8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/10
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.