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CVE-2010-0832 (GCVE-0-2010-0832)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-07-12 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:59
VLAI
Summary
pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 in PAM on Ubuntu 9.10 and libpam-modules before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 in PAM on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .cache in a user's home directory, related to "user file stamps" and the motd.legal-notice file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979 x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/40512 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.osvdb.org/66116 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
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Date Public
2010-07-07 00:00
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          },
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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      "current_release_date": "2023-02-15T06:00:13Z",
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      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T06:00:13Z",
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      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2010-0832",
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  }
}



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Sightings

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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