The pam_console PAM module in Linux systems performs a chown on various devices upon a user login, but an open file descriptor for those devices can be maintained after the user logs out, which allows that user to sniff activity on these devices when subsequent users log in.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:21.493Z

Reserved: 2000-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0378

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2000-05-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-10T19:04:14.710

Link: CVE-2000-0378

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