Package : krb5 Vulnerability : several Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2007-0956 CVE-2007-0957 CVE-2007-1216
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the MIT reference implementation of the Kerberos network authentication protocol suite, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2007-0956
It was discovered that the krb5 telnet daemon performs insufficient validation of usernames, which might allow unauthorized logins or privilege escalation.
CVE-2007-0957
iDefense discovered that a buffer overflow in the logging code of the KDC and the administration daemon might lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2007-1216
It was discovered that a double free in the RPCSEC_GSS part of the GSS library code might lead to arbitrary code execution.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.6-2sarge4.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.4-7etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems 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 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------