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Debian DSA-629-1 : krb5 - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 16112

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the MIT Kerberos 5 administration library (libkadm5srv) that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code upon exploitation by an authenticated user, not necessarily one with administrative privileges.

Solution

Upgrade the krb5 packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.4-5woody7.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-629

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16112

File Name: debian_DSA-629.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/7/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1189

CERT: 948033

DSA: 629