CVE-2011-1758
The krb5_save_ccname_done function in providers/krb5/krb5_auth.c in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.5.x before 1.5.7, when…
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- redhat
Description
The krb5_save_ccname_done function in providers/krb5/krb5_auth.c in System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.5.x before 1.5.7, when automatic ticket renewal and offline authentication are configured, uses a pathname string as a password, which allows local users to bypass Kerberos authentication by listing the /tmp directory to obtain the pathname.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 37 days later
· 37 days later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 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 | Low3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 73% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700867 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/856 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110429 vulnerability in sssd 1.5.0+ (CVE-2011-1758) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-5815 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-6279 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [sssd-devel] 20110429 SSSD Security Release 1.5.7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/wiki/Releases/Notes-1.5.7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=sssd.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fffdae81651b460f3d2c119c56d5caa09b4de42a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700891 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
- 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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