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GLSA-200404-09 : Cross-realm trust vulnerability in Heimdal

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14474

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-09 (Cross-realm trust vulnerability in Heimdal)

 Heimdal does not properly perform certain consistency checks for cross-realm requests, which allows remote attackers with control of a realm to impersonate others in the cross-realm trust path.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers with control of a realm may be able to impersonate other users in the cross-realm trust path.
 Workaround :

 A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

Heimdal users should upgrade to version 0.6.1 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-crypt/heimdal-0.6.1' # emerge '>=app-crypt/heimdal-0.6.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200404-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14474

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200404-09.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:heimdal, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0371

GLSA: 200404-09