# CVE-2008-3274: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain the Kerberos master key via anonymous LDAP queries due to insecure default ACLs, compromising identity management security.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8w34-c24h-wvp3, RHSA-2008:0860

## What is CVE-2008-3274?

CVE-2008-3274 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration of Red Hat Enterprise IPA 1.0.0 and FreeIPA before 1.1.1 places ldap:///anyone on the read ACL for the krbMKey attribute, which allows remote attackers to obtain the Kerberos master key via an anonymous LDAP query.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3274?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ipa` | Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-23.el5ipa |
| `ipa-admintools` | Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-23.el5ipa |
| `ipa-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-23.el5ipa |
| `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-23.el5ipa |
| `ipa-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-23.el5ipa |
| `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-23.el5ipa |
| `ipa-server-selinux` | Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0 | All versions | 0:1.0.0-23.el5ipa |

Products: Redhat Enterprise Ipa, Redhat Freeipa.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3274?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2008-3274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3274 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3274

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