CVE-2008-3825 — Redhat Enterprise Linux vulnerability
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.44%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 3
Latest updateMay 2
Description
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable to an arbitrary cache filename and running the (1) su or (2) sudo program. NOTE: there may be a related vector involving sshd that has limited relevance.
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 6.4
Affected Packages6 packages
Also affects: Enterprise Linux 5