openSUSE 10 Security Update : krb5 (krb5-3045)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27308

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A bug in the function krb5_klog_syslog() leads to a buffer overflow which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-0957).

A double-free bug in the GSS-API library could crash kadmind. It's potentially also exploitable to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-1216).

Solution

Update the affected krb5 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27308

File Name: suse_krb5-3045.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:krb5-server, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0957, CVE-2007-1216

CWE: 119

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