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CVE-2010-0832
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…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.94%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.94% · top 39% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- pammotd-motdlegalnotice-priv-escalation(60194) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- USN-959-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 41465 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 14273 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 40512 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 66116 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1747 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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