Security Advisory

CVE-2016-2860

6.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability 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.
Published Date May 13, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory