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CVE-2010-0832

Date: July 12, 2010

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60194
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0832
http://www.osvdb.org/66116
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465
http://secunia.com/advisories/40512
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747
http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-0832

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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