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    CVE-2008-3970

    pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.

    Published:Sep 10, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 10, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00041
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pam Mount
    Product
    Pam Mount

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=alpine.LNX.1.10.0809042353120.17569%40fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr&forum_name=pam-mount-user
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=624240
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:208
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960
    http://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=alpine.LNX.1.10.0809042353120.17569%40fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr&forum_name=pam-mount-user
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=624240
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:208
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960

    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