VDB-19113 · CVE-2002-1226 · BID 5729

KTH Heimdal up to 0.4e kadmind/kdc Server privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in KTH Heimdal up to 0.4e. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part of the component kadmind/kdc Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerabilities in Heimdal before 0.5 with unknown impact, possibly in the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc servers, may allow remote or local attackers to gain root or other access, but not via buffer overflows (CVE-2002-1225).

The weakness was presented 10/28/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1226. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/28/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15015 (Debian DSA-178-1 : heimdal - remote command execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1894.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (15015). See VDB-19112 for similar entry.

Productinfo

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Heimdal

Version

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15015
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-178-1 : heimdal - remote command execution
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OpenVAS ID: 53431
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 178-1 (heimdal)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Heimdal 0.5

Snort ID: 1894
Snort Message: INDICATOR-SHELLCODE kadmind buffer overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101898
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2002 🔍
10/28/2002 +11 days 🔍
10/28/2002 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +702 days 🔍
07/30/2014 +3591 days 🔍
06/28/2021 +2525 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1226 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 5729

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 06:09 PM
Updated: 06/28/2021 07:44 AM
Changes: 07/30/2014 06:09 PM (59), 06/09/2018 10:57 AM (7), 06/28/2021 07:44 AM (3)
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