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                "introduced": "0"
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                "fixed": "1.0.7-1"
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                "introduced": "0"
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  "details": "pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.",
  "id": "CVE-2019-16729",
  "modified": "2026-03-15T13:44:48.081961149Z",
  "published": "2019-09-24T05:15:11.283Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}