CVE-2007-3149 (GCVE-0-2007-3149)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-06-11 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 14:05
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Summary
sudo, when linked with MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5), does not properly check whether a user can currently authenticate to Kerberos, which allows local users to gain privileges, in a manner unintended by the sudo security model, via certain KRB5_ environment variable settings. NOTE: another researcher disputes this vulnerability, stating that the attacker must be "a user, who can already log into your system, and can already use sudo."
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CWE
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References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24368 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/auth/kerb5.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470752/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470739/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/26540 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470774/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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