CVE-2008-3825
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 3, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 27, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960
- pamkrb5-existingticket-privilege-escalation(45635)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2008:0907vendor-advisory
- 1020978vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:209vendor-advisory
- 32135third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:027vendor-advisory
- 43314third-party-advisory
- 32119third-party-advisory
- 32174third-party-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- FEDORA-2008-8605vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-8618vendor-advisory
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESXmailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10923vdb-entrysignature
- 31534vdb-entry
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