CVE-2006-3083

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The (1) krshd and (2) v4rcp applications in (a) MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.5, and 1.4.x before 1.4.4, when running on Linux and AIX, and (b) Heimdal 0.7.2 and earlier, do not check return codes for setuid calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail to drop privileges using attacks such as resource exhaustion.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Aug 9, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-3083: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix