{
    "id": "CVE-2010-0832",
    "published": "2010-07-12 16:30:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:16:55",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-59",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00949",
    "epss_percentile": "0.60143",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-12 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "14339",
            "title": "Linux PAM 1.1.0 (Ubuntu 9.10/10.04) - MOTD File Tampering Privilege Escalation (2)",
            "date": "2010-07-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14339"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "14273",
            "title": "Linux PAM 1.1.0 (Ubuntu 9.10/10.04) - MOTD File Tampering Privilege Escalation (1)",
            "date": "2010-07-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/40512",
        "http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273",
        "http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/66116",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60194",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/40512",
        "http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273",
        "http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/66116",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60194"
    ]
}