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Ubuntu Update for krb5 vulnerabilities USN-449-1
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-449-1
Insight
Insight
The krb5 telnet service did not appropriately verify user names. A remote attacker could log in as the root user by requesting a specially crafted user name. (CVE-2007-0956) The krb5 syslog library did not correctly verify the size of log messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2007-0957) The krb5 administration service was vulnerable to a double-free in the GSS RPC library. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2007-1216)
Affected Software
Affected Software
krb5 vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 5.10 , Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.