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CVE-2010-3853

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Date: January 24, 2011

pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the sudo program.

Language: C

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Related Resources (14)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3853
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3853
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-3853

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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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