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CVE-2010-0832

Published: Jul 12, 2010

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

pammotd-motdlegalnotice-priv-escalation(60194)

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_UBUNTU

vdb-entry

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exploit

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http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html

x_refsource_MISC

http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979

x_refsource_MISC

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

vdb-entry

x_refsource_OSVDB

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

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