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    CVE-2019-16729

    pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

    Published:Sep 24, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Sep 24, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00114
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Pam-python Project
    Product
    Pam-python

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html
    https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/
    https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html
    https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/
    https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555

    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