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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-3084: MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-3084: 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) ftpd and (2) ksu programs in (a) MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.5, and 1.4.x before 1.4.4, and (b) Heimdal 0.7.2 and earlier, do not check return codes for setuid calls, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail to drop privileges. NOTE: as of 20060808, it is not known whether an exploitable attack scenario exists for these issues.

Solution(s)

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

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