CVE-2007-3149

Local authentication bypass in sudo

Published Jun 11, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
sudo, when linked with MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5), does not properly check whether a user can currently authenticate to Kerberos, which allows local users to gain privileges, in a manner unintended by the sudo security model, via certain KRB5_ environment variable settings. NOTE: another researcher disputes this vulnerability, stating that the attacker must be "a user, who can already log into your system, and can already use sudo."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-3141 sudo, when linked with MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5), does not properly check whether a user can currently authenticate to Kerberos, which allows local users to gain privileges, in a manner unintended by the sudo security model, via certain KRB5_ environment variable settings. NOTE: another researcher disputes this vulnerability, stating that the attacker must be "a user, who can already log into your system, and can already use sudo."
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 11, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 11, 2007, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 6, 2007, 12:00 AM