DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4708

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4708

    Published: 24 Jan 2011Last Modified: 18 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-4708

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4708

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pam

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.3-7.1

    Affected versions

    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