CVE-2003-0388

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

0.90% (59th) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

pam_wheel in Linux-PAM 0.78, with the trust option enabled and the use_uid option disabled, allows local users to spoof log entries and gain privileges by causing getlogin() to return a spoofed user name.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:304
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:304
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:304
FixedRed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:304

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v2.04.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264USLLM-inferredCWE-284USLLM-inferred

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-22781Linux PAM 0.77 - Pam_Wheel Module 'getlogin() Username' Spoofing Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
andrew morgan linux pam≤ 0.77nvdUScpe:2.3:o:andrew_morgan:linux_pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2004:304Red Hat Security Advisory: pam security update2004-08-18csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated pam packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2003-07-24modified 2026-06-16

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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