CVE-2014-2583

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-2583
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-10 20:29:20 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.1.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
linux-pam.git - A Security Framework that Provides Authentication for Applications af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.fedorahosted.org Exploit, Patch
oss-security - Re: pam_timestamp internals af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
USN-2935-1: PAM vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Linux-PAM 'format_timestamp_name()' Function Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-2935-2: PAM regression | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-05) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Security Advisory SA57317 - Linux-PAM "pam_timestamp" Module Two Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - pam_timestamp internals af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: pam_timestamp internals af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
USN-2935-3: PAM regression | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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