Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-477-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Wei Wang discovered that the krb5 RPC library did not correctly handle certain error conditions. A remote attacker could cause kadmind to free an uninitialized pointer, leading to a denial of service or possibly execution of arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2007-2442)
Wei Wang discovered that the krb5 RPC library did not correctly check the size of certain communications. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to kadmind and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2007-2443)
It was discovered that the kadmind service could be made to overflow its stack. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2007-2798)
Affected
krb5 vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-2442, CVE-2007-2443, CVE-2007-2798 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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