Vulnerability in Pam Mount
CVE-2008-3970
pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pam Mount — versions 0.10, 0.11, 0.12.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3 (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041 (vdb-entry)
- dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)