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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Heimdal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Heimdal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0519
CVE ID : CVE-2006-0582
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-02-12
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Ubuntu has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Heimdal. This flaw is due to an error in the rshd server when storing forwarded credentials, which could be exploited by local attackers to overwrite a file with its credential cache and get ownership of the file. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0456
ChangeLog
2006-02-12 : Initial release
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