CVE-2006-3083

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…

published August 9, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00528 · 43.8th percentile
Published
2006-08-09T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 AUG 10:00Z
    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…
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