CVE-2008-3825
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges…
- 4.4MediumCVSS base score
- 0.35%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 71% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable to an arbitrary cache filename and running the (1) su or (2) sudo program. NOTE: there may be a related vector involving sshd that has limited relevance.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 37 days later
· 37 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- pamkrb5-existingticket-privilege-escalation(45635) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0907 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1020978 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 32135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 43314 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32119 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32174 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8605 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8618 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10923 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 31534 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-3811 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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