CVE-2003-0388 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 59)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
pam_wheel in Linux-PAM 0.78, with the trust option enabled and the use_uid option disabled, allows local users to spoof log entries and gain privileges by causing getlogin() to return a spoofed user name.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.9% — more likely to be exploited than 59% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-07-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| andrew morgan | linux pam |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux PAM 0.77 - Pam_Wheel Module 'getlogin() Username' Spoofing Privilege Escalation | 2003-06-16 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105577915506761&w=2
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/06.16.03.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-304.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105577915506761&w=2
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/06.16.03.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-304.html
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