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CVE-2010-3316

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3316 describes a vulnerability in the pam_xauth module of Linux-PAM versions prior to 1.1.2. The run_coprocess function fails to validate the return values of setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, potentially allowing local users to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3, indicating low severity with local access and medium attack complexity, leading to potential partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.99.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.99.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.99.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.99.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.3LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: pam-0:0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: pam-0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: pam

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3316Moderate

pam: pam_xauth missing return value checks from setuid() and similar calls

Jul 20, 2010

References

git.altlinux.org / people/ldv/packages
lists.vmware.com / pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/2
Patch
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/49711
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
sourceforge.net / tracker
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/2
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0606