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krb5 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3084

The (1) ftpd and (2) ksu programs in (a) MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.5, and 1.4.x before 1.4.4, and (b) Heimdal 0.7.2 and earlier, do not check return codes for setuid calls, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail to drop privileges. NOTE: as of 20060808, it is not known whether an exploitable attack scenario exists for these issues.

Products
krb5
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.4.3-9
CVEs
CVE-2006-3084
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3084

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Aug 2006, 10:04 UTC

The (1) ftpd and (2) ksu programs in (a) MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.5, and 1.4.x before 1.4.4, and (b) Heimdal 0.7.2 and earlier, do not check return codes for setuid calls, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail to drop privileges. NOTE: as of 20060808, it is not known whether an exploitable attack scenario exists for these issues.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3084

krb5

Fixed versions: 1.4.3-9

krb5

Fixed versions: 1.4.3-9

krb5

Fixed versions: 1.4.3-9

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3084",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:22.114933102Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3084"
      ]
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    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410338,
  "published_at": "2006-08-09T10:04:00+00:00"
}