CVE-2008-3825

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.053

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
(RHSA-2008:0907) Moderate: pam_krb5 security update pam_krb5-2.2.14-1.el5_2.1.i386.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2008:0907) Moderate: pam_krb5 security update pam_krb5-2.2.14-1.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234