CVE-2006-3083 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 (versions up to 1.5 and 1.4.x before 1.4.4) and Heimdal (0.7.2 and earlier) when running on Linux and AIX. The krshd and v4rcp applications fail to properly check return codes for setuid calls, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges through attacks like resource exhaustion that prevent privilege dropping. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:heimdal:heimdal:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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