CVE-2010-0832
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.9 · CWE-59
6.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40512Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747Advisory
- http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/66116
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273Exploit