CWE Code: 287
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.2
CWE Name:  Improper Authentication
Summary: 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. per vendor advisory:
 http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html

"this advisory is only for my pam-krb5 module, as distributed from my web site and packaged by debian, ubuntu, and gentoo."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-02-13
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-11
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CWE Code: 287
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.2
CWE Name:  Improper Authentication
Summary: 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. per vendor advisory:
 http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html

"this advisory is only for my pam-krb5 module, as distributed from my web site and packaged by debian, ubuntu, and gentoo."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-02-13
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-11
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