CVE-2010-0014

SSSD accepts any password when offline with a valid TGT available

Published Jan 14, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) before 1.0.1, when the krb5 auth_provider is configured but the KDC is unreachable, allows physically proximate attackers to authenticate, via an arbitrary password, to the screen-locking program on a workstation that has any user's Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT); and might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving an arbitrary password in conjunction with a valid TGT.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0046 System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) before 1.0.1, when the krb5 auth_provider is configured but the KDC is unreachable, allows physically proximate attackers to authenticate, via an arbitrary password, to the screen-locking program on a workstation that has any user's Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT); and might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving an arbitrary password in conjunction with a valid TGT.
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:47 PM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 14, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 11, 2010, 12:00 AM