| Name | CVE-2006-3084 |
| Description | The (1) ftpd and (2) ksu programs in (a) MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.5, and 1.4.x before 1.4.4, and (b) Heimdal 0.7.2 and earlier, do not check return codes for setuid calls, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail to drop privileges. NOTE: as of 20060808, it is not known whether an exploitable attack scenario exists for these issues. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1146-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.18.3-6+deb11u5 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 1.20.1-2+deb12u2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1.21.3-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | source | sarge | 1.3.6-2sarge3 | DSA-1146-1 | ||
| krb5 | source | (unstable) | 1.4.3-9 | medium |