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    CVE-2003-0388

    pam_wheel in Linux-PAM 0.78, with the trust option enabled and the use_uid option disabled, allows local users to spoof log entries and gain privileges by causing getlogin() to return a spoofed user name.

    Published:Jun 16, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 18, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.00154
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Andrew Morgan
    Product
    Linux Pam
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://www.idefense.com/advisory/06.16.03.txthttp://www.idefense.com/advisory/06.16.03.txthttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22781

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High