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CVE-2014-2583

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 4.12%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-04-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2014-2583
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
4.12%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.