CVE-2003-0388
N/A
Published: June 18, 2003 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Pam
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.77
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105577915506761&w=2x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/06.16.03.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-304.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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