CVE-2008-3970 describes a vulnerability in pam_mount versions 0.10 through 0.45, where enabling luserconf allows local users to bypass access restrictions. This is due to the software failing to verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting user-defined volumes. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires local access and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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