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CVE-2009-0361

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-02-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-0361
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.38%

Original NVD Description

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.