Bug 231528 (CVE-2007-0957) - CVE-2007-0957 krb5_klog_syslog() stack buffer overflow
Summary: CVE-2007-0957 krb5_klog_syslog() stack buffer overflow
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2007-0957
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Nalin Dahyabhai
QA Contact: Brian Brock
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-03-08 20:55 UTC by Josh Bressers
Modified: 2021-11-08 15:41 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHSA-2007-0095
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2007-04-03 18:21:46 UTC
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
Proposed upstream patch (40.41 KB, patch)
2007-03-08 21:02 UTC, Josh Bressers
no flags Details | Diff


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2007:0095 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: krb5 security update 2007-04-03 18:21:23 UTC

Description Josh Bressers 2007-03-08 20:55:38 UTC
The MIT Kerberos Team has informed us of a stack based buffer overflow flaw in
krb5.  An authenticated user could leverage this flaw to execute arbitrary code
with the permissions the kadmind process.

Comment 2 Josh Bressers 2007-03-08 21:02:42 UTC
Created attachment 149633 [details]
Proposed upstream patch

Comment 3 Josh Bressers 2007-03-08 21:06:10 UTC
This flaw should also affect RHEL2.1, 3, and 5

Comment 6 Mark J. Cox 2007-04-03 18:08:31 UTC
now public, removing embargo

Comment 7 Red Hat Bugzilla 2007-04-03 18:21:46 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0095.html



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