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CVE-2007-3149

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2007-06-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

sudo, when linked with MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5), does not properly check whether a user can currently authenticate to Kerberos, which allows local users to gain privileges, in a manner unintended by the sudo security model, via certain KRB5_ environment variable settings. NOTE: another researcher disputes this vulnerability, stating that the attacker must be "a user, who can already log into your system, and can already use sudo."

Affected Platforms

Mit Kerberos 5Todd Miller Sudo

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References