CVE-2013-4285

low
Published 2014-04-28 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

A certain Gentoo patch for the PAM S/Key module does not properly clear credentials from memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading system memory.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
dkorunicpam_s\/key-

References

CWEs

CWE-255

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.