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CVE-2009-0360

6.2 · MEDIUM

Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an e…

Published Feb 13, 2009eyrieCWE-287EPSS 0.69%

Overview

CVE-2009-0360 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting eyrie pam-krb5. It was published on February 13, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from eyrie. Update pam-krb5 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
eyriepam-krb50Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/33914Refsecunia.com/advisories/33917Refsecunia.com/advisories/34260Refsecunia.com/advisories/34449Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xmlRefsecuritytracker.com/id?1021711Refsunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1Refsupport.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htmRefwww.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721Refwww.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0360?

CVE-2009-0360 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting eyrie pam-krb5. It was published on February 13, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-0360?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-0360?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from eyrie. Update pam-krb5 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-0360?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-0360 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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