VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-0360
CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.69%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-02-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
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- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
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