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CVE-2009-0360

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-0360 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from eyrie organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-02-13T17:30:00.640

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:04:51.690

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	≤ 3.12	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	2.0	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	2.1	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	2.2	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	2.3	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	2.4	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	2.5	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	2.6	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.0	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.1	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.2	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.3	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.4	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.5	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.6	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.7	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.8	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.9	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.10	Yes
Application	eyrie	pam-krb5	3.11	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33914 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33917 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34260 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34449 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021711 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1 ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721 ([email protected])
http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33740 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0410 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0979 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5669 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5732 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33914 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33917 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34260 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34449 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021711 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-252767-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-070.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1721 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/pam-krb5/security/2009-02-11.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500892/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33740 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-719-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0410 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0426 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0979 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5669 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5732 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For eyrie's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.