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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69595
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: krb5
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: krb5

CVE-2011-0285
The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing
functionality in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9
frees an invalid pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a
crafted request that triggers an error condition.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0285
BugTraq ID: 47310
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47310
Bugtraq: 20110413 MITKRB5-SA-2011-004 kadmind invalid pointer free() [CVE-2011-0285] (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517484/100/0/threaded
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058181.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:077
http://osvdb.org/71789
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0447.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025320
http://secunia.com/advisories/44125
http://secunia.com/advisories/44181
http://secunia.com/advisories/44196
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8200
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2011:0348 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086843
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0936
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0986
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0997
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