Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-0361

Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other software, does not properly handle calls to pam_setcred when running setuid, which allows local users to overwrite and change the ownership of arbitrary files by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable, and then launching a setuid application that performs certain pam_setcred operations.
Published 2009-02-13 17:30:01
Updated 2018-10-11 21:01:27
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2009-0361

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0361

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-0361

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-0361

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-0361

  • Red Hat 2009-02-13
    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 for CVE-2009-0361

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