CVE-2003-0388 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can spoof log entries and gain privileges in Linux-PAM when specific non-default options are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0388?
CVE-2003-0388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0388?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Andrew Morgan Linux Pam.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0388?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0388 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0388 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0388 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-443h-2c59-36vf.