MIT Kerberos 5-1.7/5-1.7.1/5-1.8/5-1.8.1 Key Distribution Center do_tgs_req.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MIT Kerberos 5-1.7/5-1.7.1/5-1.8/5-1.8.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file do_tgs_req.c of the component Key Distribution Center. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-1320. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos 5-1.7/5-1.7.1/5-1.8/5-1.8.1 (Network Authentication Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file do_tgs_req.c of the component Key Distribution Center. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Double free vulnerability in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7.x and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a request associated with (1) renewal or (2) validation.

The weakness was published 04/22/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-1320. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45607 (openSUSE Security Update : krb5 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0147-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165229 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:010)).

Upgrading to version 5-1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16880.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (33855), Tenable (45607), SecurityFocus (BID 39599†), Secunia (SA39656†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023904†). Similar entries are available at VDB-51917, VDB-50150, VDB-53687 and VDB-53686. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 45607
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : krb5 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0147-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 67357
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: krb5
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kerberos 5-1.8
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04/08/2010 🔍
04/20/2010 +12 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mit.edu

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1320 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52880

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SecurityFocus: 39599 - MIT Kerberos 'src/kdc/do_tgs_req.c' Ticket Renewal Double Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 39656
SecurityTracker: 1023904
Vulnerability Center: 25512 - MIT Kerberos 5 Remote Authenticated DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/14/2025 01:43
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 02/23/2017 10:31 (11), 09/08/2021 11:26 (4), 09/08/2021 11:33 (1), 12/01/2024 02:42 (25), 12/29/2024 09:06 (1), 04/14/2025 01:43 (1)
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