CVE-2003-0388
MediumPublished
pam_wheel in Linux-PAM 0.78, with the trust option enabled and the use_uid option disabled, allows local users to spoof log entries and gain privileges by...
- Published
- Jun 18, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 16, 2003
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P0.9%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 57.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
pam_wheel in Linux-PAM 0.78, with the trust option enabled and the use_uid option disabled, allows local users to spoof log entries and gain privileges by causing getlogin() to return a spoofed user name.
Sources
1Karol Wiesek · linux · Jun 16, 2003
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