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TI-2009-00341 Aliases CVE-2009-0361GHSA-rcf3-vv2f-fwg2

Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other software, does not properly handle calls to pam_setcred when running setuid, which allows local users to overwrite and change the ownership of arbitrary files by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable, and then launching a setuid application that performs certain pam_setcred operations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed 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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.12VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8VulnerableEyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.12 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.10VulnerableEyrie
cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11VulnerableEyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
  • cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Eyrie

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0361
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcf3-vv2f-fwg2

References

Advisory 5

Other 7

  • TI-2009-00340 Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2009-01317 pam_krb5 2.2.14 through 2.3.4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, generates… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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