PT-2008-1050 · Mit+1 · Mit Kerberos 5+1

Published 2008-03-18 · Updated 2024-02-09 · CVE-2008-0063

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) versions prior to the fixed version Red Hat Enterprise Linux (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Kerberos 4 support in the KDC component of MIT Kerberos 5, where the unused portion of a buffer is not properly cleared when generating an error message. This might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. The problem can lead to a violation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Exploitation can be done remotely.

Recommendations For MIT Kerberos 5, update to a version that includes the fix for the buffer clearing issue. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Initialization

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-665

CWE-908

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-06278

CVE-2008-0063

DSA-1524-1

RHSA-2008:0164

RHSA-2008:0180

RHSA-2008:0181

RHSA-2008:0182

RHSA-2008_0164

RHSA-2008_0180

Affected Products

Mit Kerberos 5

Red Hat

References · 61

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29457 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0063 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29450 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29435 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml · Vendor Advisory
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• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29462 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0063 · Vendor Advisory