4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-3825
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) PAM_Krb5 Privilege Escalation
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 3, 2008, 3:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3825 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
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-2008-3825.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32119
http://secunia.com/advisories/32135
http://secunia.com/advisories/32174
http://secunia.com/advisories/43314
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:209
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0907.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31534
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020978
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45635
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10923
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00150.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00166.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32119
http://secunia.com/advisories/32135
http://secunia.com/advisories/32174
http://secunia.com/advisories/43314
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:209
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0907.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31534
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020978
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45635
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10923
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00150.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00166.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-3825 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3825 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10923 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10923 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45635 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45635 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2008

    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-2008-3825 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-2008-3825 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

0.08236

percentile

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