Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-3083 First vendor Publication 2006-08-09
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2020-01-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3083

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9515
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9515
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2006-3083
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Application 5

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-04-30 Name : Mandriva Update for netcdf MDVA-2010:129 (netcdf)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVA_2010_129.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-15 (MIT Kerberos 5)
File : nvt/glsa_200608_15.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-21 (Heimdal)
File : nvt/glsa_200608_21.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1146-1 (krb5)
File : nvt/deb_1146_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
27870 MIT Kerberos 5 v4rcp setuid() Local Privilege Escalation

MIT Kerberos 5 contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the setuid() call fails in the v4rcp program. This flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.
27869 MIT Kerberos 5 krshd setuid() Local Privilege Escalation

MIT Kerberos 5 contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the setuid() call fails in the krshd program. This flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2007-12-13 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_krb5-apps-servers-1938.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-10 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-334-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_krb5-apps-clients-1937.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-12-16 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-139.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1146.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200608-21.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-08-14 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200608-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-08-10 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0612.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-08-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0612.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19427
BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442599/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443498/100/100/threaded
CERT-VN http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/580124
CONFIRM ftp://ftp.pdc.kth.se/pub/heimdal/src/heimdal-0.7.2-setuid-patch.txt
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-211.htm
http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-001-setuid.txt
http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-08-08/
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1146
GENTOO http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-21.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-15.xml
MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:139
OSVDB http://www.osvdb.org/27869
http://www.osvdb.org/27870
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0612.html
SECTRACK http://securitytracker.com/id?1016664
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/21402
http://secunia.com/advisories/21423
http://secunia.com/advisories/21436
http://secunia.com/advisories/21439
http://secunia.com/advisories/21441
http://secunia.com/advisories/21456
http://secunia.com/advisories/21461
http://secunia.com/advisories/21467
http://secunia.com/advisories/21527
http://secunia.com/advisories/21613
http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
http://secunia.com/advisories/22291
SUSE http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_20_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-334-1
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3225

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