security flaw
Published Mar 27, 2007
3.4
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
pam_console does not properly restore ownership for certain console devices when there are multiple users logged into the console and one user logs out, which might allow local users to gain privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cdrtools-8:2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
pam-0:0.75-72
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0465
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pam-0:0.77-66.23
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0737
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pam-0:0.99.6.2-3.26.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0555
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cdrtools-8:2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0465 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | pam-0:0.75-72 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0465 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pam-0:0.77-66.23 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0737 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pam-0:0.99.6.2-3.26.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0555 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=233581 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 20.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 21.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 18.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 68.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 68.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (21)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://osvdb.org/37271 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25631 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27590 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28319 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-526.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0465.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0555.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0737.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1716 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=230823 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618305 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1716
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11483 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1716
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.