RHEL 4 : mod_auth_kerb (RHSA-2006:0746)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 23797

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated mod_auth_kerb packages that fix a security flaw and a bug in multiple realm handling are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

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

mod_auth_kerb is module for the Apache HTTP Server designed to provide Kerberos authentication over HTTP.

An off by one flaw was found in the way mod_auth_kerb handles certain Kerberos authentication messages. A remote client could send a specially crafted authentication request which could crash an httpd child process (CVE-2006-5989).

A bug in the handling of multiple realms configured using the 'KrbAuthRealms' directive has also been fixed.

All users of mod_auth_kerb should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches that resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected mod_auth_kerb package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 23797

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0746.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 12/11/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_kerb, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5989

RHSA: 2006:0746

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