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Debian DSA-1722-1 : libpam-heimdal - programming error
medium Nessus Plugin ID 35663
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Derek Chan discovered that the PAM module for the Heimdal Kerberos implementation allows reinitialisation of user credentials when run from a setuid context, resulting in potential local denial of service by overwriting the credential cache file or to local privilege escalation.Solution
Upgrade the libpam-heimdal package.For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5-1etch1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 3.10-2.1.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 35663
File Name: debian_DSA-1722.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/13/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpam-heimdal, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0360, CVE-2009-0361