CVE-2010-4708

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    CVE-2010-4708

    Published: 24 Jan 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/49711, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7, http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.c?r1=1.22&r2=1.23, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641335, http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_env/pam_env.8.xml?r1=1.7&r2=1.8, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46046, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65037

    Affected packages

    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