CVE-2010-0832
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (61th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-0857)
- Published
- July 12, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0857 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40512(Vendor Advisory)
- http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273(Exploit)
- 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(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60194
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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