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CVE-2006-3083

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

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Summary

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.

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References 25

mandriva.com

kb.cert.org

support.avaya.com

web.mit.edu

osvdb.org

secunia.com

novell.com

security.gentoo.org

ftp.pdc.kth.se

debian.org

redhat.com

vupen.com

pdc.kth.se

securityfocus.com

oval.cisecurity.org