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CVE-2016-2860

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypa…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

  • openafs.org /pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-001.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3569 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • openafs.org /dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • git.openafs.org /?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=396240cf070a806b91fea81131d034e1399af1e0 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.openafs.org /pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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