Package : krb5 Vulnerability : several Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-0642 CAN-2004-0643 CAN-2004-0644 CAN-2004-0772 CERT advisory : VU#795632 VU#866472 VU#550464 VU#350792
The MIT Kerberos Development Team has discovered a number of vulnerabilities in the MIT Kerberos Version 5 software. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities:
CAN-2004-0642 [VU#795632]
A double-free error may allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on KDC or clients.
CAN-2004-0643 [VU#866472]
Several double-free errors may allow authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on Kerberos application servers.
CAN-2004-0644 [VU#550464]
A remotely eploitable denial of service vulnerability has been found in the KDC and libraries.
CAN-2004-0772 [VU#350792]
Several double-free errors may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. This does not affect the version in woody.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.4-5woody6.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.4-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your krb5 packages.
Upgrade Instructions --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --------------------------------