Package : krb5 Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-1189 CERT advisory : VU#948033
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the MIT Kerberos 5 administration library (libkadm5srv) that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code upon exploition by an authenticated user, not necessarily one with administrative privileges.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.4-5woody7.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.6-1.
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 --------------------------------