Name: CVE-2019-16729: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-16729, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00112

pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade pam-python	Oct 31, 2019	Sep 24, 2019
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libpam-python	Sep 29, 2020	Sep 24, 2019

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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