Package : krb5 Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2007-3999
It was discovered that a buffer overflow of the RPC library of the MIT Kerberos reference implementation allows the execution of arbitrary code. The original patch from DSA-1367-1 didn't address the problem fully. This update delivers an updated fix.
The oldstable distribution (sarge) is not affected by this problem.
For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.4-7etch4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your Kerberos 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 4.0 alias etch - -------------------------------