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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-3083: MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-3083: MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/09/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/29/2021

Description

The (1) krshd and (2) v4rcp applications in (a) MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.5, and 1.4.x before 1.4.4, when running on Linux and AIX, and (b) Heimdal 0.7.2 and earlier, do not check return codes for setuid calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail to drop privileges using attacks such as resource exhaustion.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-crypt-heimdal
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-crypt-mit-krb5

References

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