CVE-2000-0378

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Red Hat Linux

First reported 24 years ago

2000-05-03 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-10 19:04:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Linux 6.0

6.0

Red Hat Linux 6.1

6.1

Red Hat Linux 6.2

6.2

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