Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : libpam-krb5 vulnerabilities (USN-719-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 36218
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VPR Score: 6.7
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
It was discovered that pam_krb5 parsed environment variables when run with setuid applications. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to bypass authentication checks and gain root privileges. (CVE-2009-0360)Derek Chan discovered that pam_krb5 incorrectly handled refreshing existing credentials when used with setuid applications. A local attacker could exploit this to create or overwrite arbitrary files, and possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2009-0361).
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Solution
Update the affected libpam-krb5 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 36218
File Name: ubuntu_USN-719-1.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/19/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
Risk Factor: Medium
VPR Score: 6.7
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam-krb5, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0360, CVE-2009-0361