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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2583

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.

Products
pam
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.1.8-3.1
CVEs
CVE-2014-2583
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:47 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2583

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Apr 2014, 20:29 UTC

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2583

pam

Fixed versions: 1.1.8-3.1

pam

Fixed versions: 1.1.8-3.1

pam

Fixed versions: 1.1.8-3.1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2583",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2583",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:38.118195790Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2583"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2014-2583",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 414446,
  "published_at": "2014-04-10T20:29:20.707+00:00"
}