CVE-2011-1526

Description

ftpd.c in the GSS-API FTP daemon in MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.1 and earlier does not check the krb5_setegid return value, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended group access restrictions, and create, overwrite, delete, or read files, via standard FTP commands, related to missing autoconf tests in a configure script.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mit.edu
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0920.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48101 third party advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-005.txt patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68398 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00011.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45145 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00014.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711419 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45157 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8301 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:117 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062699.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48571 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://www.osvdb.org/73617 vdb entry broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2283 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518733/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062681.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1526?
CVE-2011-1526 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1526?
To fix CVE-2011-1526, 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-2011-1526 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1526 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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