Description
pam_console PAM module in Linux systems allows a user to access the system console and reboot the system when a display manager such as gdm or kdm has XDMCP enabled.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Conectiva 4.x/5.x / RedHat 6.x - pam_console Remote User EDB-20105 · remote · Jul 27, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000801 MDKSA-2000:029 pam update mailing-list
- 20000727 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - PAM mailing-list
- linux-pam-console(5001) vdb-entry
- 1513 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2000:044 vendor-advisory