CVE-2010-4707
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4707
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-4707.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-4707
- Downstream
- Published
- 2011-01-24T19:00:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The checkacl function in pamxauth.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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- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1
- http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036