MIT Kerberos 'gss_accept_sec_context()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:38904

Info

MIT Kerberos 'gss_accept_sec_context()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38904
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2010-0628
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 23 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:05PM
Credit: Nalin Dahyabhai, Jan iankko Lieskovsky, and Zbysek Mraz
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 1.8
MIT Kerberos 5 1.7
Not Vulnerable: MIT Kerberos 5 1.8.1
MIT Kerberos 5 1.7.2

Discussion

MIT Kerberos 'gss_accept_sec_context()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

An attacker may exploit this issue to cause the affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to MIT Kerberos 1.7.2 and 1.8.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MIT Kerberos 'gss_accept_sec_context()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

MIT Kerberos 'gss_accept_sec_context()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

MIT Kerberos 5 1.7

MIT Kerberos 5 1.8

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64

MIT Kerberos 5 1.7.1
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