CVE-2008-3825 | BDVDB-2026-32667 Detail
Description#
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable to an arbitrary cache filename and running the (1) su or (2) sudo program. NOTE: there may be a related vector involving sshd that has limited relevance.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45635
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0907.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020978
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32135
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32174
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00150.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00166.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10923
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Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.