CVE-2010-4707

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 27th percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.04.9Medium EPSS percentile27th0.4% chance in 30 days CISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit known FixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published 2011-01-24Updated 2026-04-29Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

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What it is

From the CVE record

The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a special file.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS27th

CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 27th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 5631 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

2026-06-25OpenVAS check added
2026-04-29Patch availablerecord updated
2011-01-24Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

linux-pamoss-project
- linux-pamLibraryOperating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.commercial · USaka red hat
- Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOSOn-premOperating Systems / linux-distro

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Scored 4.9 by NVD.

How it is reached

Access Vector LocalRequires local access
Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

Confidentiality CompleteAll information is disclosed
Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

CWE-399No name in the record

Sources

References in the record

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