3.3
LOW
CVE-2010-3316
Linux-PAM pam_xauth Setuid/Setgid Privilege Escalation
Description

The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2011, 6 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:23 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-3316 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux-pam linux-pam
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-3316.

URL Resource
http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/2 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/2 Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637898 Patch
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3028213&group_id=6663&atid=106663

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-3316 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-3316 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git;a=commit;h=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6 [Patch]
    Added Reference http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-3316 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-3316 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: