7.2
HIGH
CVE-2006-3083
"MIT Kerberos 5 and Heimdal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

The (1) krshd and (2) v4rcp applications in (a) MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.5, and 1.4.x before 1.4.4, when running on Linux and AIX, and (b) Heimdal 0.7.2 and earlier, do not check return codes for setuid calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail to drop privileges using attacks such as resource exhaustion.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 9, 2006, 10:04 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3083 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mit kerberos_5
1 Heimdal heimdal
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-3083.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.pdc.kth.se/pub/heimdal/src/heimdal-0.7.2-setuid-patch.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/21402 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21423 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21436 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21439 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21441 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21456 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21461 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21467 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21527 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21613 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21847 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22291 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-21.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016664
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-211.htm
http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-001-setuid.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1146
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-15.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/580124 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:139
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_20_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27869
http://www.osvdb.org/27870
http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-08-08/
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0612.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442599/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443498/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19427
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-334-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3225 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9515
ftp://ftp.pdc.kth.se/pub/heimdal/src/heimdal-0.7.2-setuid-patch.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/21402 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21423 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21436 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21439 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21441 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21456 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21461 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21467 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21527 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21613 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21847 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22291 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-21.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016664
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-211.htm
http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-001-setuid.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1146
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-15.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/580124 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:139
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_20_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27869
http://www.osvdb.org/27870
http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-08-08/
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0612.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442599/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443498/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19427
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-334-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3225 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9515

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3083 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/442599/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/443498/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443498/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442599/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9515 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9515 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-3083 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-3083 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.10670

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability