VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0755
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the wheel group before granting superuser privileges, which could allow unauthorized users to execute commands as root.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the wheel group before granting superuser privileges, which could allow unauthorized users to execute commands as root.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:24.k5su.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9125.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4893
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4777Patch, Vendor Advisory
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:24.k5su.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9125.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4893
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4777Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.