| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to krb5
announced via advisory USN-587-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
It was discovered that krb5 did not correctly handle certain krb4
requests. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw
by sending a specially crafted traffic, which could expose sensitive
information, cause a crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-0062,
CVE-2008-0063)
A flaw was discovered in the kadmind service's handling of file
descriptors. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send specially
crafted requests that would cause a crash, resulting in a denial of
service. Only systems with configurations allowing large numbers of
open file descriptors were vulnerable. (CVE-2008-0947)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libkadm55 1.4.3-5ubuntu0.7
libkrb53 1.4.3-5ubuntu0.7
Ubuntu 6.10:
libkadm55 1.4.3-9ubuntu1.6
libkrb53 1.4.3-9ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 7.04:
libkadm55 1.4.4-5ubuntu3.4
libkrb53 1.4.4-5ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu 7.10:
libkadm55 1.6.dfsg.1-7ubuntu0.1
libkrb53 1.6.dfsg.1-7ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-587-1
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score:
10.0
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