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CVE-2010-0832

pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 in PAM on Ubuntu 9.10 and libpam-modules before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 in PAM on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .cache in a user's home directory, related to "user file stamps" and the motd.legal-notice file.

Published

2010-07-12T16:30:01.627

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/40512 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979 ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/66116 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60194 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/40512 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/66116 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60194 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)