1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200501-05 / mit-krb5 |
| Release Date | January 05, 2005 |
| Latest Revision | January 05, 2005: 01 |
| Impact | high |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| app-crypt/mit-krb5 | < 1.3.6 | >= 1.3.6 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #75143
The MIT Kerberos 5 administration library (libkadm5srv) contains a heap overflow that could lead to execution of arbitrary code.
MIT krb5 is the free implementation of the Kerberos network authentication protocol by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The MIT Kerberos 5 administration library libkadm5srv contains a heap overflow in the code handling password changing.
Under specific circumstances an attacker could execute arbitary code with the permissions of the user running mit-krb5, which could be the root user.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All mit-krb5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.6" |