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TI-2001-00036 Aliases CVE-2001-0036GHSA-wx56-xj4w-qc5p

KTH Kerberos IV allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a ticket file.

Priority LOW 8Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

KTH Kerberos IV allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a ticket file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00448 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4VulnerableKth
  • cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·Kth

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:025
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:025

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0036
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx56-xj4w-qc5p

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2002-00584 Heap overflow in the KTH Kerberos 4 FTP client 4-1.1.1 allows remote malicious servers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00035 Buffer overflow in the kdc_reply_cipher function in KTH Kerberos IV allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2001-01396 The Kerberos Telnet protocol, as implemented by KTH Kerberos IV and Kerberos V (Heimdal)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00034 KTH Kerberos IV allows local users to specify an alternate proxy using the krb4_proxy… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2001-00033 KTH Kerberos IV allows local users to change the configuration of a Kerberos server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2001-01395 KTH Kerberos IV and Kerberos V (Heimdal) for Telnet clients do not encrypt connections if… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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