Out-of-Bounds Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.6.dfsg.1-7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-KRB5-517891
- published 6 Sep 2007
- disclosed 6 Sep 2007
Introduced: 6 Sep 2007
CVE-2007-4743 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
krb5
to version 1.6.dfsg.1-7 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:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
The original patch for CVE-2007-3999 in svc_auth_gss.c in the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.2, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other applications that use krb5, does not correctly check the buffer length in some environments and architectures, which might allow remote attackers to conduct a buffer overflow attack.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4743
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478748/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478794/100/0/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.kerberos.announce/86
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1696
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1387
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10239
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26699
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-511-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0892.html