CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-3083

HIGH
7.2
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
krb5Debian
Fixed in:1.4.3-9CVE-2006-3083
Fixed in:1.4.3-9CVE-2006-3083
Fixed in:1.4.3-9CVE-2006-3083
Fixed in:1.4.3-9CVE-2006-3083

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days
40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

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