Ubuntu 11.10 : krb5 vulnerability (USN-1290-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57048

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Simo Sorce discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC). An authenticated remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected krb5-kdc package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57048

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1290-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 12/8/2011

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:krb5-kdc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1530

BID: 50929

USN: 1290-1

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