CVE-2009-0360
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize...
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
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Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
- Record
CVE-2009-0360- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
- Record
CVE-2009-0360- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0364 No score
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0364- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56h7-99r3-xgmr No score
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize...
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
- Record
GHSA-56h7-99r3-xgmr- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
- Record
CVE-2009-0360- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0360 No score
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0360- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libpam-krb5Debian:12 |
before 3.13-2 | 3.13-2 |
libpam-krb5Debian:13 |
before 3.13-2 | 3.13-2 |
libpam-krb5Debian:14 |
before 3.13-2 | 3.13-2 |
libpam-krb5Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.6-1etch1, plus listed versions 2.6-1 |
2.6-1etch1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | pam-krb5 < 3.13 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2009-03-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0360 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Eyrie Pam-krb5, published February 11, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in libpam-krb5 3.13-2.
References
secunia.com/advisories/34260
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5732
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426
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securitytracker.com/id?1021711
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721
securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded
eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0360
github.com/advisories/GHSA-56h7-99r3-xgmr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0360