FKIE_CVE-2009-0361

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-02-13 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:04
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Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33914Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33917Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33918Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34260
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34449
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1021711
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1722
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33741
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0410
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0979
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5403
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5521
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33914Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33917Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33918Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34260
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34449
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1021711
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1722
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33741
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0410
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0979
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5403
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5521
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
eyrie pam-krb5 *
eyrie pam-krb5 3.0
eyrie pam-krb5 3.1
eyrie pam-krb5 3.2
eyrie pam-krb5 3.3
eyrie pam-krb5 3.4
eyrie pam-krb5 3.5
eyrie pam-krb5 3.6
eyrie pam-krb5 3.7
eyrie pam-krb5 3.8
eyrie pam-krb5 3.9
eyrie pam-krb5 3.10
eyrie pam-krb5 3.11
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:04:51.870",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "comment": "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.",
      "lastModified": "2009-02-13T00:00:00",
      "organization": "Red Hat"
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
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}



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