CVE - CVE-2010-4707

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-4707	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a special file.
References
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BID:46045 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045 CONFIRM:http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git;a=commit;h=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9 GENTOO:GLSA-201206-31 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml MLIST:[oss-security] 20101004 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1 SECUNIA:49711 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49711 XF:linuxpam-checkacl-dos(65036) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20110124	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110124)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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