openSUSE 10 Security Update : pam_krb5 (pam_krb5-5624)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35007

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Insufficient file access permissions checks allowed users to read Kerberos tickes of other users if pam_krb5 was configured with the option 'existing_ticket' (CVE-2008-3825).

Solution

Update the affected pam_krb5 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35007

File Name: suse_pam_krb5-5624.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/2/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam_krb5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam_krb5-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3825

CWE: 264

Detections

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