MIT Kerberos kadmind Change Password Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:47310

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MIT Kerberos kadmind Change Password Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 47310
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2011-0285
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 11 2011 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:07PM
Credit: Felipe Ortega
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 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.4
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
MIT Kerberos 5 1.8.4
MIT Kerberos 5 1.8.3
MIT Kerberos 5 1.8.2
MIT Kerberos 5 1.8.1
MIT Kerberos 5 1.7.2
MIT Kerberos 5 1.7.1
MIT Kerberos 5 5-1.9
MIT Kerberos 5 5-1.8.3
MIT Kerberos 5 5-1.8.2
MIT Kerberos 5 5-1.8.1
MIT Kerberos 5 5-1.8
MIT Kerberos 5 5-1.7.1
MIT Kerberos 5 5-1.7
MIT Kerberos 5 1.9
MIT Kerberos 5 1.8
MIT Kerberos 5 1.7
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

MIT Kerberos kadmind Change Password Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

MIT Kerberos is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability in 'kadmind'.

An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges. Failed attempts will cause the affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users. A successful exploit will completely compromise affected computers.

MIT Kerberos 5 1.7 and later are vulnerable.

NOTE (April 13, 2011): This BID was originally titled 'MIT Kerberos kadmind Version String Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability', but has been renamed to better reflect the nature of the issue.

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