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.
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DSA-1146-1 | New krb5 packages fix privilege escalation |
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EUVD-2006-3080 | 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. |
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USN-334-1 | krb5 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:16:05.682Z
Reserved: 2006-06-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-3083

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2006-08-09T10:04:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2006-3083


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