CVE-2016-2860
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.25%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2860
To remediate CVE-2016-2860, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openafs—upgrade to 1.6.17-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2860 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.17-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |