{"cve":"CVE-2014-2583","nvd":{"published":"2014-04-10T20:29:20.707","modified":"2026-06-17T00:06:50.303","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/57317","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/5","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/10","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/6","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66493"],"products":["linux-pam:linux-pam"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:32:06.812358378+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-2583","score":0.04105,"percentile":0.90765,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}