CVE-2009-0361

Description

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5521 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34260 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33914 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1722 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33918 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021711 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0410 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5403 signature vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/34449 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33917 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33741 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0979 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0361?
CVE-2009-0361 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0361?
To fix CVE-2009-0361, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0361 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0361 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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