VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-0832

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-07-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 in PAM on Ubuntu 9.10 and libpam-modules before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 in PAM on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .cache in a user's home directory, related to "user file stamps" and the motd.legal-notice file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references