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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200406-21 (mit-krb5)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200406-21.
Insight
Insight
mit-krb5 contains multiple buffer overflows in the function krb5_aname_to_localname(). This could potentially lead to a complete remote system compromise.
Solution
Solution
mit-krb5 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.3-r1' # emerge '>=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.3-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200406-21 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52744 http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-001-an_to_ln.txt