Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDKSA-2007:137)

high Nessus Plugin ID 25603

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

David Coffey discovered an uninitialized pointer free flaw in the RPC library used by kadmind. A remote unauthenticated attacker who could access kadmind could trigger the flaw causing kadmind to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-2442).

David Coffey also discovered an overflow flaw in the same RPC library.
A remote unauthenticated attacker who could access kadmind could trigger the flaw causing kadmind to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-2443).

Finally, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in kadmind that allowed an unauthenticated user able to access kadmind the ability to trigger the vulnerability and possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-2798).

Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25603

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-137.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Published: 6/27/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ftp-client-krb5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ftp-server-krb5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:krb5-server, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:krb5-workstation, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64krb53, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64krb53-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkrb53, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkrb53-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:telnet-client-krb5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:telnet-server-krb5, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2442, CVE-2007-2443, CVE-2007-2798

CWE: 119

MDKSA: 2007:137