VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-2860
The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the…
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.50% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- openafs/openafs · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=396240cf070a806b91fea81131d034e1399af1e0
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569
- http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-001.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
- http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=396240cf070a806b91fea81131d034e1399af1e0
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569
- http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-001.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.