CVE-2014-2583
"Pam Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 10, 2014, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 3, 2019, 3:01 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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-2014-2583.
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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-2583 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-2583 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 -
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:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Múltiples vulnerabilidades de salto de directorio en pam_timestamp.c en el módulo pam_timestamp para Linux-PAM (también conocido como pam) 1.1.8 permiten a usuarios locales crear archivos arbitrarios o posiblemente evadir autenticación a través de un .. (punto punto) en el valor (1) PAM_RUSER hacia la función get_ruser o (2) PAM_TTY hacia la función check_tty, el cual es usado por la función format_timestamp_name. Added Translation Múltiples vulnerabilidades de salto de directorio en pam_timestamp.c en el módulo pam_timestamp para Linux-PAM (también conocido como pam) 1.1.8 permite a atacantes remotos crear archivos arbitrarios o posiblemente eludir la autenticación a través de un .. (punto punto) en el valor(1) PAM_RUSER para la función get_ruser o en el valor (2) PAM_TTY para la función check_tty, que es utilizada por la función format_timestamp_name. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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 aribitrary 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 funtion, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function. 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-2583 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-2014-2583
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.34 }} 0.01%
score
0.68516
percentile