Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | PAM vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-959-1 | First vendor Publication | 2010-07-07 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2010-07-07 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 9.10: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Details follow: Denis Excoffier discovered that the PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privilieges. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12944 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12944 | ||
| Title: | USN-959-2 -- pam vulnerability | ||
| Description: | USN-959-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PAM. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 10.10. Original advisory details: Denis Excoffier discovered that the PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privilieges. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-959-2 CVE-2010-0832 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 10.10 | Product(s): | pam |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13248 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13248 | ||
| Title: | USN-959-1 -- pam vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Denis Excoffier discovered that the PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privilieges. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-959-1 CVE-2010-0832 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | pam |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Os | 2 |
ExploitDB Exploits
| id | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-07-12 | Ubuntu PAM MOTD Local Root Exploit |
| 2010-07-08 | Ubuntu PAM MOTD File Tampering (Privilege Escalation) |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-11-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for pam vulnerability USN-959-2 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_959_2.nasl |
| 2010-07-12 | Name : Ubuntu Update for pam vulnerability USN-959-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_959_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 66116 | Ubuntu pam MOTD Module User File Stamps Symlink Privilege Escalation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-10-26 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-959-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-07-08 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-959-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:06:55 |
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