MIT Kerberos KDC 'handle_tgt_authdata()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:38260

Info

MIT Kerberos KDC 'handle_tgt_authdata()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38260
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2010-0283
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 16 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:52PM
Credit: Emmanuel Bouillon (NATO C3 Agency)
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
MIT Kerberos 5 1.7.1
MIT Kerberos 5 1.7
Gentoo Linux
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.6
Not Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.4

Discussion

MIT Kerberos KDC 'handle_tgt_authdata()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

MIT Kerberos is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit this issue to crash the KDC service, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

MIT Kerberos 5 1.7 and 1.7.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MIT Kerberos KDC 'handle_tgt_authdata()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

MIT reports that a private exploit has been developed. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

MIT Kerberos KDC 'handle_tgt_authdata()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64

Apple Mac OS X 10.6

MIT Kerberos 5 1.7

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

MIT Kerberos 5 1.7.1

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.3

References

MIT Kerberos KDC 'handle_tgt_authdata()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

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