Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0754 (CCN-7956)

Assigned:2002-01-18
Published:2002-01-18
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:07
Kerberos 5 su command uses getlogin for authorization

Source: FREEBSD
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD-SA-02:07

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0754

Source: XF
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
kerberos5-k5su-elevate-privileges(7956)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 4892
Kerberos 5 on FreeBSD k5su getlogin Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
3919

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3919
Kerberos 5 su Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kerberos5-k5su-elevate-privileges(7956)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:freebsd:heimdal:0.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:kth:heimdal:0.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:ports_collection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    freebsd heimdal 0.4e
    kth heimdal 0.4e
    freebsd freebsd 4.0
    freebsd freebsd 4.1
    freebsd freebsd 4.1.1
    freebsd freebsd 4.1.1 release
    freebsd freebsd 4.1.1 stable
    freebsd freebsd 4.2
    freebsd freebsd 4.2 stable
    freebsd freebsd 4.3
    freebsd freebsd 4.3 release
    freebsd freebsd 4.3 stable
    freebsd freebsd 4.4
    mit kerberos 5 *
    freebsd ports collection *
    freebsd freebsd 4.4 -