CVE-2010-4708

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The pam_env module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier reads the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory, which might allow local users to run programs with an unintended environment by executing a program that relies on the pam_env PAM check.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 24, 2011
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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