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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1146-1 | New krb5 packages fix privilege escalation |
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-3081 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-334-1 | krb5 vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:16:05.926Z
Reserved: 2006-06-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-3084
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2006-08-09T10:04:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2006-3084
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN