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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51321
Category:Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2005:917
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory CLA-2005:917.

The krb5 packages are MIT's[1] implementation of the Kerberos 5
authentication protocol.

Michael Tautschnig noticed that the MIT Kerberos 5 administration
library (libkadm5srv) contains a heap buffer overflow[2] in password
history handling code which could be exploited by an authenticated
user to execute arbitrary code on a Key Distribution Center (KDC)
host.

For further information about this vulnerability, please refer to MIT
krb5 Security Advisory 2004-004[3].


Solution:
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades
by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade'

http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/www/index.html
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1189
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-004-pwhist.txt
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2005:917
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000917

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.2

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1189
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Bugtraq: 20041220 MITKRB5-SA-2004-004: heap overflow in libkadm5srv (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358420909358&w=2
Bugtraq: 20050110 [USN-58-1] MIT Kerberos server vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110548298407590&w=2
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2005:917
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000917
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:156
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11911
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-045.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0069
XForce ISS Database: kerberos-libkadm5srv-bo(18621)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18621
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