CVE-2016-2860

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    CVE-2016-2860

    Published: 13 May 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=396240cf070a806b91fea81131d034e1399af1e0, https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-announce/2016/000496.html, https://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.6.17/RELNOTES-1.6.17, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3569, http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2016-001.txt

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High