CVE-2000-0378

The pam_console PAM module in Linux systems performs a chown on various devices upon a user login, but an open file descriptor for those devices can be maintained after the user logs out, which allows that user to sniff activity on these devices when subsequent users log in.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 63th percentile

Published

2000-10-13

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19900

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2000-0377
• CVE-2000-0379
• CVE-2000-0367
• CVE-2000-0380
• CVE-2000-0362
• CVE-2000-0381