VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2000-0378
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-05-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.