KTH Kerberos 4 Authentication kdc_reply_cipher memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in KTH Kerberos 4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function kdc_reply_cipher of the component Authentication. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-0035. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in KTH Kerberos 4. This issue affects the function kdc_reply_cipher of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the kdc_reply_cipher function in KTH Kerberos IV allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long authentication request.

The weakness was published 02/16/2001 by Jouko Pynnonen (FIRST) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0035. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10411 (Kerberos klogind Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5734), Tenable (10411), SecurityFocus (BID 2091†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-309†). Similar entries are available at VDB-15556, VDB-16423, VDB-16443 and VDB-16444. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 10411
Nessus Name: Kerberos klogind Remote Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/16/2000 🔍
05/18/2000 +2 days 🔍
12/08/2000 +204 days 🔍
02/16/2001 +70 days 🔍
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12/09/2002 +661 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +4224 days 🔍
06/25/2021 +2549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Jouko Pynnonen (FIRST)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0035 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16445
X-Force: 5734
SecurityFocus: 2091 - KTH Kerberos 4 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 309 - Buffer Overflow in KTH Kerberos IV, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 11:58
Updated: 06/25/2021 12:34
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:58 (65), 05/06/2019 09:26 (5), 06/25/2021 12:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:8B0:103

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