CVE-2014-2583
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2583
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-2583.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-2583
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:12:37Z
- Published
- 2014-04-10T20:29:20Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-16T01:42:07Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/57317
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/linux-pam.git/commit/?id=Linux-PAM-1_1_8-32-g9dcead8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66493