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CVE-2000-0378

CVE information

Published

23 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.2/10
Exploit Score
3.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -