[ GLSA 200504-28 ] Heimdal: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200504-28 ] Heimdal: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:08:48 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-28
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Heimdal: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities
Date: April 28, 2005
Bugs: #89861
ID: 200504-28
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Synopsis
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Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been found in the telnet client in
Heimdal which could lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that includes a telnet
client program.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-crypt/heimdal < 0.6.4 >= 0.6.4
Description
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Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the slc_add_reply() and
env_opt_add() functions have been discovered by Gael Delalleau in the
telnet client in Heimdal.
Impact
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Successful exploitation would require a vulnerable user to connect to
an attacker-controlled host using the telnet client, potentially
executing arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the
application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Heimdal users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/heimdal-0.6.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0468
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0468
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-0469
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0469
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-28.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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