{"cve":"CVE-2008-3825","nvd":{"published":"2008-10-03T15:07:10.777","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:36.733","status":"Modified","description":"pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable to an arbitrary cache filename and running the (1) su or (2) sudo program. NOTE: there may be a related vector involving sshd that has limited relevance.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/32119","http://secunia.com/advisories/32135","http://secunia.com/advisories/32174","http://secunia.com/advisories/43314"],"products":["redhat:enterprise_linux","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3825","score":0.00353,"percentile":0.28982,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}