CVE - CVE-2008-3825

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3825	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable to an arbitrary cache filename and running the (1) su or (2) sudo program. NOTE: there may be a related vector involving sshd that has limited relevance.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1020978 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020978 MISC:20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded MISC:31534 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31534 MISC:32119 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32119 MISC:32135 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32135 MISC:32174 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32174 MISC:43314 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/43314 MISC:FEDORA-2008-8605 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00150.html MISC:FEDORA-2008-8618 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00166.html MISC:MDVSA-2008:209 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:209~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2008:0907 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0907.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2008:027 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10923 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10923 MISC:pamkrb5-existingticket-privilege-escalation(45635) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45635
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080827	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080827)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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