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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0388

CVE-2003-0388

Description

pam_wheel in Linux-PAM 0.78, with the trust option enabled and the use_uid option disabled, allows local users to spoof log entries and gain privileges by causing getlogin() to return a spoofed user name.

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Affected products

2
  • Linux Pam/Linux Pam2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:andrew_morgan:linux_pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:andrew_morgan:linux_pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.77
    • (no CPE)range: =0.78

Patches

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