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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54288
Category:Trustix Local Security Checks
Title:Trustix Security Advisory TSLSA-2004-0032 (kerberos5)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory TSLSA-2004-0032.

The krb5_aname_to_localname() library function contains multiple
buffer overflows which could be exploited to gain unauthorized root
access. Exploitation of these flaws requires an unusual combination
of factors, including successful authentication to a vulnerable
service and a non-default configuration on the target service. (See
MITIGATING FACTORS below.) No exploits are known to exist yet.


Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=TSLSA-2004-0032

Risk factor : High

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