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Medium
CVE-2016-2860
The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-001.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569
- https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
- http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=396240cf070a806b91fea81131d034e1399af1e0
- https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html
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Affected Vendor
openafs
View all reports →Affected Software
openafs, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 13th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.