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Debian DLA-146-1 : krb5 security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 82129
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Multiples vulnerabilities have been found in krb5, the MIT implementation of Kerberos :CVE-2014-5352
Incorrect memory management in the libgssapi_krb5 library might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2014-9421
Incorrect memory management in kadmind's processing of XDR data might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2014-9422
Incorrect processing of two-component server principals might result in impersonation attacks.
CVE-2014-9423
An information leak in the libgssrpc library.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/02/msg00002.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 82129
File Name: debian_DLA-146.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 3/26/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5-multidev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5-pkinit, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5-kdc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5-admin-server, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libkrb53, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libkrb5-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5-user, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krb5-kdc-ldap
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-5352, CVE-2014-9421, CVE-2014-9422, CVE-2014-9423