4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-4706
Linux-PAM Pam Xauth Unauthenticated Code Execution
Description

The pam_sm_close_session function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly handle a failure to determine a certain target uid, which might allow local users to delete unintended files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2011, 7 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:06 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4706 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-2010-4706.

URL Resource
http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-3-g05dafc06cd3dfeb7c4b24942e4e1ae33ff75a123
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65035

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-2010-4706 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-4706 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-3-g05dafc06cd3dfeb7c4b24942e4e1ae33ff75a123 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git;a=commit;h=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-3-g05dafc06cd3dfeb7c4b24942e4e1ae33ff75a123
  • 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) 1.1.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.2
  • 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:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam: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]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/65035 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65035 [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-2010-4706 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-2010-4706 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

0.05635

percentile

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