CVE-2016-2860

Description

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory openafs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-001.txt vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569 vendor advisory
https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=396240cf070a806b91fea81131d034e1399af1e0
https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2860?
CVE-2016-2860 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2860?
To fix CVE-2016-2860, 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-2016-2860 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2860 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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