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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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 7.2 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
Integrity Impact | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2006:020, published Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SR:2006:022, published Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:00:00 +0000
- TID3277932, published Sa 3. Mär 10:24:24 CET 2018
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 03:22:06 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:16:42 2023