Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 5 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 5. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3825. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 5 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/02/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3825 since 08/27/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67753 (Oracle Linux 5 : pam_krb5 (ELSA-2008-0907)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117231 (CentOS Security Update for pam_krb5 (CESA-2008:0907)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45635), Tenable (67753), SecurityFocus (BID 31534†), OSVDB (48784†) and Secunia (SA32119†). The entries VDB-3781, VDB-3782, VDB-3780 and VDB-3779 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67753
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : pam_krb5 (ELSA-2008-0907)
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OpenVAS ID: 64308
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-6279 (pam_krb5)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/27/2008 🔍
10/02/2008 +36 days 🔍
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10/03/2008 +1 days 🔍
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10/06/2008 +3 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1740 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +613 days 🔍
05/26/2025 +3723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44312

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X-Force: 45635
SecurityFocus: 31534 - pam_krb5 Existing Ticket Configuration Option Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 32119
OSVDB: 48784 - CVE-2008-3825 - pam_krb5 - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020978
Vulnerability Center: 19648 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux pam_krb Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Gain Privileges, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 06:46
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (67), 08/17/2019 21:13 (18), 05/26/2025 06:46 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:D88:103

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