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CVE-2010-4708

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Date: January 24, 2011

The pam_env module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier reads the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory, which might allow local users to run programs with an unintended environment by executing a program that relies on the pam_env PAM check.

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http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.c?r1=1.22&r2=1.23
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46046
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65037
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4708
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641335
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7
http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml?r1=1.7&r2=1.8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4708
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-4708

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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