Debian Security Advisory
DSA-183-1 krb5 -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 29 Oct 2002
- Affected Packages:
- krb5
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2002-1235.
CERT's vulnerabilities, advisories and incident notes: CA-2002-29, VU#875073. - More information:
-
Tom Yu and Sam Hartman of MIT discovered another stack buffer overflow in the kadm_ser_wrap_in function in the Kerberos v4 administration server. This kadmind bug has a working exploit code circulating, hence it is considered serious. The MIT krb5 implementation includes support for version 4, including a complete v4 library, server side support for krb4, and limited client support for v4.
This problem has been fixed in version 1.2.4-5woody3 for the current stable distribution (woody) and in version 1.2.6-2 for the unstable distribution (sid). The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected since no krb5 packages are included.
We recommend that you upgrade your krb5 packages immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/openssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/openssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/openssh-krb5_3.4p1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/openssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-doc_1.2.4-5woody3_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_ia64.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-admin-server_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-ftpd_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-kdc_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-rsh-server_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-telnetd_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-user_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkadm55_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/h/heimdal/libkrb5-17-heimdal_0.4e-7.woody.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-dev_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/libkrb53_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssh-krb5/ssh-krb5_3.4p1-0woody1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/krb5/krb5-clients_1.2.4-5woody3_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.