CVE-2000-0378
The pam_console PAM module in Linux systems performs a chown on various devices upon a user login, but an open file descriptor for those devices can be...
- Published
- Oct 13, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 3, 2000
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 64.4%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
The pam_console PAM module in Linux systems performs a chown on various devices upon a user login, but an open file descriptor for those devices can be maintained after the user logs out, which allows that user to sniff activity on these devices when subsequent users log in.
Sources
Michal Zalewski · linux · May 3, 2000
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