CVE-2007-5894 Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-KRB5-395899
- published 6 Dec 2007
- disclosed 6 Dec 2007
Introduced: 6 Dec 2007
CVE-2007-5894 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 krb5 to version 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5 package and not the krb5 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
The reply function in ftpd.c in the gssftp ftpd in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) does not initialize the length variable when auth_type has a certain value, which has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the original disclosure misidentifies the conditions under which the uninitialized variable is used. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating " The 'length' variable is only uninitialized if 'auth_type' is neither the 'KERBEROS_V4' nor 'GSSAPI'; this condition cannot occur in the unmodified source code.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5894
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199205
- http://osvdb.org/44333
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0176.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26750
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html