Description
Unspecified vulnerability in rshd in Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.6 and 0.7.x before 0.7.2, when storing forwarded credentials, allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and change file ownership via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | heimdal | 0.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | heimdal | 0.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | heimdal | 0.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | heimdal | 0.6.3-10sarge2 | DSA-977-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-977-1 heimdal - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 16524 vdb-entry
- 18894 third-party-advisory
- 22986 vdb-entry
- 19005 third-party-advisory
- http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-02-06/
- heimdal-rshd-privilege-elevation(24532) vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-0456 vdb-entry
- 1015591 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200603-14 vendor-advisory
- 18806 third-party-advisory
- 18733 third-party-advisory
- USN-253-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-247-1 vendor-advisory
- DSA-977 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-0628 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2006:011 vendor-advisory
- [heimdal-discuss] 20060206 Heimdal 0.7.2 and 0.6.6 mailing-list
- 19302 third-party-advisory