CVE-2006-3084 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the ftpd and ksu programs of MIT Kerberos 5 (versions up to 1.5 and 1.4.x before 1.4.4) and Heimdal (versions 0.7.2 and earlier). These programs fail to check return codes for setuid calls, potentially allowing local users to gain privileges if setuid fails to drop them. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no known 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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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