MIT Kerberos 5-1.2.1/5-1.2.2/5-1.2.3/5-1.2.4 Key Distribution Center format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in MIT Kerberos 5-1.2.1/5-1.2.2/5-1.2.3/5-1.2.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Key Distribution Center. The manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0060. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos 5-1.2.1/5-1.2.2/5-1.2.3/5-1.2.4 (Network Authentication Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Key Distribution Center. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center (KDC) before 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in Kerberos principal names.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2003. The weakness was released 01/28/2003 by E. Larry Lidz as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0060. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11512 (Kerberos 5 < 1.3.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version bis 1.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11582), Tenable (11512), SecurityFocus (BID 6712†), OSVDB (4879†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1552†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-20124, VDB-20139 and VDB-20140. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11512
Nessus Name: Kerberos 5 < 1.3.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kerberos bis 1.2.4
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01/28/2003 🔍
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02/19/2003 +22 days 🔍
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04/03/2003 +43 days 🔍
08/04/2003 +123 days 🔍
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08/31/2004 +149 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +3628 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +3756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mit.edu

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: E. Larry Lidz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20141
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X-Force: 11582
SecurityFocus: 6712 - MIT Kerberos Key Distribution Center Remote Format String Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 4879 - MIT Kerberos 5 Key Distribution Center Format String Logging
Vulnerability Center: 1552 - DoS in Kerberos 5 Key Distribution Center, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 17:57
Updated: 11/18/2024 11:41
Changes: 08/07/2014 17:57 (77), 05/11/2019 00:29 (1), 11/18/2024 11:41 (17)
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