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CVE-2009-0360 Detail

Description

Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.


Evaluator Description

Per vendor advisory: http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html "This advisory is only for my pam-krb5 module, as distributed from my web site and packaged by Debian, Ubuntu, and Gentoo."

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (02/13/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the pam_krb5 package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/33914 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33914 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33917 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33917 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34260
http://secunia.com/advisories/34260
http://secunia.com/advisories/34449
http://secunia.com/advisories/34449
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021711
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021711
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721
http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33740
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33740
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0410
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0410
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0979
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0979
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5669
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5669
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5732
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5732

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0360
NVD Published Date:
02/13/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE