4.9

CVE-2010-4706: linux-pam

CVSS: 4.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4706
Published 24-01-2011Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-4706 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in linux-pam. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-01-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • pam< 1.1.3-1
Linux-pam1 product
  • linux-pam≤ 1.1.2 | 0.99.1.0 | 0.99.2.0 | 0.99.2.1 | 0.99.3.0 | 0.99.4.0 | 0.99.5.0 | 0.99.6.0 | 0.99.6.1 | 0.99.6.2 | 0.99.6.3 | 0.99.7.0 | 0.99.7.1 | 0.99.8.0 | 0.99.8.1 | 0.99.9.0 | 0.99.10.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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