Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0181 :

Updated krb5 packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Kerberos is a network authentication system which allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other through use of symmetric encryption and a trusted third party, the KDC.

A flaw was found in the way the MIT Kerberos Authentication Service and Key Distribution Center server (krb5kdc) handled Kerberos v4 protocol packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the krb5kdc daemon, disclose portions of its memory, or possibly execute arbitrary code using malformed or truncated Kerberos v4 protocol requests. (CVE-2008-0062, CVE-2008-0063)

This issue only affected krb5kdc with Kerberos v4 protocol compatibility enabled, which is the default setting on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Kerberos v4 protocol support can be disabled by adding 'v4_mode=none' (without the quotes) to the '[kdcdefaults]' section of /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/kdc.conf.

A flaw was found in the RPC library used by the MIT Kerberos kadmind server. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash kadmind. This issue only affected systems with certain resource limits configured and did not affect systems using default resource limits used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3. (CVE-2008-0948)

Red Hat would like to thank MIT for reporting these issues.

All krb5 users are advised to update to these erratum packages which contain backported fixes to correct these issues.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0164 advisory.

    [1.6.1-17.el5_1.1]
     - add preliminary patch to fix use of uninitialized pointer / double-free in        KDC (CVE-2008-0062,CVE-2008-0063) (#432620, #432621)
     - add backported patch to fix use-after-free in libgssapi_krb5      (CVE-2007-5901)        (#415321)
     - add backported patch to fix double-free in libgssapi_krb5 (CVE-2007-5971)        (#415351)
     - add preliminary patch to fix incorrect handling of high-numbered      descriptors        in the RPC library (CVE-2008-0947) (#433596)
     - fix storage of delegated krb5 credentials when they've been wrapped up in        spnego (#436460)
     - return a delegated credential handle even if the application didn't pass a        location to store the flags which would be used to indicate that      credentials        were delegated (#436465)
     - add patch to fall back to TCP kpasswd servers for kdc-unreachable,        can't-resolve-server, and response-too-big errors (#436467)
     - use the right sequence numbers when generating password-set/change      requests        for kpasswd servers after the first one (#436468)
     - backport from 1.6.3 to initialize a library-allocated get_init_creds_opt        structure the same way we would one which was allocated by the calling        application, to restore kinit's traditional behavior of doing a password        change right when it detects an expired password (#436470)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

A flaw was found in the way the MIT Kerberos Authentication Service and Key Distribution Center server (krb5kdc) handled Kerberos v4 protocol packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the krb5kdc daemon, disclose portions of its memory, or possibly execute arbitrary code using malformed or truncated Kerberos v4 protocol requests. (CVE-2008-0062, CVE-2008-0063)

This issue only affected krb5kdc with Kerberos v4 protocol compatibility enabled, which is the default setting on Scientific Linux 4. Kerberos v4 protocol support can be disabled by adding 'v4_mode=none' (without the quotes) to the '[kdcdefaults]' section of /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/kdc.conf.

SL 3x only: A flaw was found in the RPC library used by the MIT Kerberos kadmind server. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash kadmind. This issue only affected systems with certain resource limits configured and did not affect systems using default resource limits used by Scientific Linux 3. (CVE-2008-0948)

SL 4x and 5x only: Multiple memory management flaws were discovered in the GSSAPI library used by MIT Kerberos. These flaws could possibly result in use of already freed memory or an attempt to free already freed memory blocks (double-free flaw), possibly causing a crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2007-5901, CVE-2007-5971)

SL 5x only: Jeff Altman of Secure Endpoints discovered a flaw in the RPC library as used by MIT Kerberos kadmind server. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash kadmind or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected systems with certain resource limits configured and did not affect systems using default resource limits used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. (CVE-2008-0947)

Updated krb5 packages that resolve several issues and fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Kerberos is a network authentication system which allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other through use of symmetric encryption and a trusted third party, the KDC.

A flaw was found in the way the MIT Kerberos Authentication Service and Key Distribution Center server (krb5kdc) handled Kerberos v4 protocol packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the krb5kdc daemon, disclose portions of its memory, or possibly execute arbitrary code using malformed or truncated Kerberos v4 protocol requests. (CVE-2008-0062, CVE-2008-0063)

This issue only affected krb5kdc with Kerberos v4 protocol compatibility enabled, which is the default setting on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Kerberos v4 protocol support can be disabled by adding 'v4_mode=none' (without the quotes) to the '[kdcdefaults]' section of /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/kdc.conf.

Jeff Altman of Secure Endpoints discovered a flaw in the RPC library as used by MIT Kerberos kadmind server. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash kadmind or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected systems with certain resource limits configured and did not affect systems using default resource limits used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. (CVE-2008-0947)

Red Hat would like to thank MIT for reporting these issues.

Multiple memory management flaws were discovered in the GSSAPI library used by MIT Kerberos. These flaws could possibly result in use of already freed memory or an attempt to free already freed memory blocks (double-free flaw), possibly causing a crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2007-5901, CVE-2007-5971)

In addition to the security issues resolved above, the following bugs were also fixed :

* delegated krb5 credentials were not properly stored when SPNEGO was the underlying mechanism during GSSAPI authentication. Consequently, applications attempting to copy delegated Kerberos 5 credentials into a credential cache received an 'Invalid credential was supplied' message rather than a copy of the delegated credentials. With this update, SPNEGO credentials can be properly searched, allowing applications to copy delegated credentials as expected.

* applications can initiate context acceptance (via gss_accept_sec_context) without passing a ret_flags value that would indicate that credentials were delegated. A delegated credential handle should have been returned in such instances. This updated package adds a temp_ret_flag that stores the credential status in the event no other ret_flags value is passed by an application calling gss_accept_sec_context.

* kpasswd did not fallback to TCP on receipt of certain errors, or when a packet was too big for UDP. This update corrects this.

* when the libkrb5 password-routine generated a set-password or change-password request, incorrect sequence numbers were generated for all requests subsequent to the first request. This caused password change requests to fail if the primary server was unavailable. This updated package corrects this by saving the sequence number value after the AP-REQ data is built and restoring this value before the request is generated.

* when a user's password expired, kinit would not prompt that user to change the password, instead simply informing the user their password had expired. This update corrects this behavior: kinit now prompts for a new password to be set when a password has expired.

All krb5 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported fixes to address these vulnerabilities and fix these bugs.

Multiple memory management flaws were found in the GSSAPI library used by Kerberos that could result in the use of already freed memory or an attempt to free already freed memory, possibly leading to a crash or allowing the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2007-5901, CVE-2007-5971).

A flaw was discovered in how the Kerberos krb5kdc handled Kerberos v4 protocol packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the krb5kdc daemon, disclose portions of its memory, or possibly %execute arbitrary code using malformed or truncated Kerberos v4 protocol requests (CVE-2008-0062, CVE-2008-0063).

This issue only affects krb5kdc when it has Kerberos v4 protocol compatibility enabled, which is a compiled-in default in all Kerberos versions that Mandriva Linux ships prior to Mandriva Linux 2008.0.
Kerberos v4 protocol support can be disabled by adding v4_mode=none (without quotes) to the [kdcdefaults] section of /etc/kerberos/krb5kdc/kdc.conf.

A flaw in the RPC library as used in Kerberos' kadmind was discovered by Jeff Altman of Secure Endpoints. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this vulnerability to crash kadmind or possibly execute arbitrary code in systems with certain resource limits configured;
this does not affect the default resource limits used by Mandriva Linux (CVE-2008-0947).

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

A memory management flaw was found in the GSSAPI library used by Kerberos that could result in an attempt to free already freed memory, possibly leading to a crash or allowing the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2007-5971).

A flaw was discovered in how the Kerberos krb5kdc handled Kerberos v4 protocol packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the krb5kdc daemon, disclose portions of its memory, or possibly %execute arbitrary code using malformed or truncated Kerberos v4 protocol requests (CVE-2008-0062, CVE-2008-0063).

This issue only affects krb5kdc when it has Kerberos v4 protocol compatibility enabled, which is a compiled-in default in all Kerberos versions that Mandriva Linux ships prior to Mandriva Linux 2008.0.
Kerberos v4 protocol support can be disabled by adding v4_mode=none (without quotes) to the [kdcdefaults] section of /etc/kerberos/krb5kdc/kdc.conf.

A flaw in the RPC library as used in Kerberos' kadmind was discovered by Jeff Altman of Secure Endpoints. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this vulnerability to crash kadmind or possibly execute arbitrary code in systems with certain resource limits configured;
this does not affect the default resource limits used by Mandriva Linux (CVE-2008-0947).

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-31 (MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Two vulnerabilities were found in the Kerberos 4 support in     KDC: A global variable is not set for some incoming message types,     leading to a NULL pointer dereference or a double free()     (CVE-2008-0062) and unused portions of a buffer are not properly     cleared when generating an error message, which results in stack     content being contained in a reply (CVE-2008-0063).
    Jeff     Altman (Secure Endpoints) discovered a buffer overflow in the RPC     library server code, used in the kadmin server, caused when too many     file descriptors are opened (CVE-2008-0947).
    Venustech AD-LAB     discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the GSSAPI library: usage of a     freed variable in the gss_indicate_mechs() function (CVE-2007-5901) and     a double free() vulnerability in the gss_krb5int_make_seal_token_v3()     function (CVE-2007-5971).
  Impact :

    The first two vulnerabilities can be exploited by a remote     unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host running     krb5kdc, compromise the Kerberos key database or cause a Denial of     Service. These bugs can only be triggered when Kerberos 4 support is     enabled.
    The RPC related vulnerability can be exploited by a remote     unauthenticated attacker to crash kadmind, and theoretically execute     arbitrary code with root privileges or cause database corruption. This     bug can only be triggered in configurations that allow large numbers of     open file descriptors in a process.
    The GSSAPI vulnerabilities could be exploited by a remote attacker to     cause Denial of Service conditions or possibly execute arbitrary code.
  Workaround :

    Kerberos 4 support can be disabled via disabling the 'krb4' USE flag     and recompiling the ebuild, or setting 'v4_mode=none' in the     [kdcdefaults] section of /etc/krb5/kdc.conf. This will only work around     the KDC related vulnerabilities.

This update incorporates fixes included in MITKRB5-SA-2008-001 (use of uninitialized pointer / double-free in the KDC when v4 compatibility is enabled) and MITKRB5-SA-2008-002 (incorrect handling of high-numbered descriptors in the RPC library). This update also incorporates less-critical fixes for a double- free (CVE-2007-5971) and an incorrect attempt to free non-heap memory (CVE-2007-5901) in the GSSAPI library. This update also fixes an incorrect calculation of the length of the absolute path name of a file when the relative path is known and the library needs to look up which SELinux label to apply to the file.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update incorporates fixes included in MITKRB5-SA-2008-001 (use of uninitialized pointer / double-free in the KDC when v4 compatibility is enabled) and MITKRB5-SA-2008-002 (incorrect handling of high-numbered descriptors in the RPC library). This update also incorporates less-critical fixes for a double- free (CVE-2007-5971) and an incorrect attempt to free non-heap memory (CVE-2007-5901) in the GSSAPI library.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the kdc component of the krb5, a system for authenticating users and services on a network. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2008-0062     An unauthenticated remote attacker may cause a     krb4-enabled KDC to crash, expose information, or     execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation of this     vulnerability could compromise the Kerberos key database     and host security on the KDC host.

  - CVE-2008-0063     An unauthenticated remote attacker may cause a     krb4-enabled KDC to expose information. It is     theoretically possible for the exposed information to     include secret key data on some platforms.

  - CVE-2008-0947     An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause memory     corruption in the kadmind process, which is likely to     cause kadmind to crash, resulting in a denial of     service. It is at least theoretically possible for such     corruption to result in database corruption or arbitrary     code execution, though we have no such exploit and are     not aware of any such exploits in use in the wild. In     versions of MIT Kerberos shipped by Debian, this bug can     only be triggered in configurations that allow large     numbers of open file descriptors in a process.

It was discovered that krb5 did not correctly handle certain krb4 requests. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted traffic, which could expose sensitive information, cause a crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-0062, CVE-2008-0063)

A flaw was discovered in the kadmind service's handling of file descriptors. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send specially crafted requests that would cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service. Only systems with configurations allowing large numbers of open file descriptors were vulnerable. (CVE-2008-0947).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update fixes the following security bugs in krb5/krb5-server :

  - null/dangling pointer (needs enabled krb4 support).
    (CVE-2008-0062)

  - possible operations on uninitialized buffer     content/information leak (needs enabled krb4 support).
    (CVE-2008-0063)

  - out-of-bound array access in kadmind's RPC lib.
    (CVE-2008-0947 / CVE-2008-0948)

This update fixes the following security bugs in krb5/krb5-server :

  - CVE-2008-0062: null/dangling pointer (needs enabled krb4     support) 

  - CVE-2008-0063: possible operations on uninitialized     buffer content/information leak (needs enabled krb4     support) 

  - CVE-2008-0947/CVE-2008-0948: out-of-bound array access     in kadmind's RPC lib

Updated krb5 packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Kerberos is a network authentication system which allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other through use of symmetric encryption and a trusted third party, the KDC.

A flaw was found in the way the MIT Kerberos Authentication Service and Key Distribution Center server (krb5kdc) handled Kerberos v4 protocol packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the krb5kdc daemon, disclose portions of its memory, or possibly execute arbitrary code using malformed or truncated Kerberos v4 protocol requests. (CVE-2008-0062, CVE-2008-0063)

This issue only affected krb5kdc with Kerberos v4 protocol compatibility enabled, which is the default setting on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Kerberos v4 protocol support can be disabled by adding 'v4_mode=none' (without the quotes) to the '[kdcdefaults]' section of /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/kdc.conf.

A flaw was found in the RPC library used by the MIT Kerberos kadmind server. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use this flaw to crash kadmind. This issue only affected systems with certain resource limits configured and did not affect systems using default resource limits used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3. (CVE-2008-0948)

Red Hat would like to thank MIT for reporting these issues.

All krb5 users are advised to update to these erratum packages which contain backported fixes to correct these issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
67669	Oracle Linux 3 : krb5 (ELSA-2008-0181)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
67664	Oracle Linux 5 : Critical: / krb5 (ELSA-2008-0164)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
60373	Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	critical
43676	CentOS 5 : krb5 (CESA-2008:0164)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
38056	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDVSA-2008:069)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	critical
37527	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDVSA-2008:070)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	critical
31671	GLSA-200803-31 : MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
31670	Fedora 8 : krb5-1.6.2-14.fc8 (2008-2647)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
31668	Fedora 7 : krb5-1.6.1-9.fc7 (2008-2637)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
31630	Debian DSA-1524-1 : krb5 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
31625	Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : krb5 vulnerabilities (USN-587-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
31624	SuSE 10 Security Update : Kerberos 5 (ZYPP Patch Number 5082)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
31623	openSUSE 10 Security Update : krb5 (krb5-5081)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
31618	RHEL 2.1 / 3 : krb5 (RHSA-2008:0181)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
31616	RHEL 5 : krb5 (RHSA-2008:0164)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
31609	CentOS 3 : krb5 (CESA-2008:0181)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical

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