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>> Fedora Security Update Fixes pam_krb5 Privilege Escalation Issue

Title : Fedora Security Update Fixes pam_krb5 Privilege Escalation Issue
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2724
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3825
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-10-06

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A vulnerability has been identified in Fedora, which could be exploited by malicious users to gain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an error in pam_krb5. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2720

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2008-10-06 : Initial release

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