4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-3435
Linux-PAM pam Environment File Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2011, 6 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-3435 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-3435 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-3435 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. 25, 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-2010-3435 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-2010-3435 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