CVE-1999-0342 describes a vulnerability in Linux PAM modules where local users can achieve root access by exploiting insecure temporary file handling. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.2) requires local access and high attack complexity, but if successful, it grants complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pam:pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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