CVE-2014-2583
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.1.8-3.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-pam | linux-pam | 1.1.8 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57317
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66493
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/linux-pam.git/commit/?id=Linux-PAM-1_1_8-32-g9dcead8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2583
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.