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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 24.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-10 15:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:00Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 758de60b48eab96c17d23410b76397676532524995ff4259e2f2c65cbccd928e
05 Affected products
06 References
- sourceforge.net[pam-mount-user] 20080905 pam_mount 0.47 releasedhttp://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=alpine.LNX.1.10.0809042353120.17569%40fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr&forum_name=pam-mount-user
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080906 CVE request: pam_mount < 0.47 missing security checkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compammount-luserconf-privilege-escalation(44960)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:208http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:208
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=624240
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080909 Re: CVE request: pam_mount < 0.47 missing security checkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12
- www.securityfocus.com31041http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041
- dev.medozas.dehttp://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:019http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libpam-mount Fixed in 0.48-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libpam-mount Fixed in 0.48-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libpam-mount Fixed in 0.48-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.