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CVE-2016-2860

Published: May 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

n/an/a
openafsopenafs
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openafsoss-projectOperating Systemsaka openafs
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-001.txt
openafs.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569
debian.org
https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17
openafs.org
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Timeline

Published
May 13, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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