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CVE-2016-2860

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 r…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
OpenafsOpenafs
through 1.6.16
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0

Weakness classification

References