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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDVSA-2015:009)

low Nessus Plugin ID 80428

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated krb5 packages fix security vulnerability :

In MIT krb5, when kadmind is configured to use LDAP for the KDC database, an authenticated remote attacker can cause a NULL dereference by attempting to use a named ticket policy object as a password policy for a principal. The attacker needs to be authenticated as a user who has the elevated privilege for setting password policy by adding or modifying principals (CVE-2014-5353).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0536.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 80428

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-009.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/9/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:krb5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:krb5-pkinit-openssl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:krb5-server, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:krb5-server-ldap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:krb5-workstation, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64krb53, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64krb53-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-5353

BID: 71679

MDVSA: 2015:009