Heimdal RSHD Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:16524

Info

Heimdal RSHD Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16524
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2006-0582
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 06 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 27 2006 09:12PM
Credit: Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
Heimdal Heimdal 0.7
Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.5
Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.4
Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.3
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Gentoo Linux
- Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
 - Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
 - Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
 - Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 - Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 - Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.2
- Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 - Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 - Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.1
Heimdal Heimdal 0.6
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable: Heimdal Heimdal 0.7.2
Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.6

Discussion

Heimdal RSHD Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Heimdal 'rshd' is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can gain ownership of a file by overwriting its credential cache. This may lead to various attacks, including privilege escalation.

Heimdal versions prior to 0.7.2 and 0.6.6 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Heimdal RSHD Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

Heimdal RSHD Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Heimdal versions 0.7.2 and 0.6.6 to address this issue.

Please see the references for the vendor announcement and other advisories.


Heimdal Heimdal 0.6

Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.1

Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.2

Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.3

Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.4

Heimdal Heimdal 0.6.5

Heimdal Heimdal 0.7

References

Heimdal RSHD Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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