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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-4862: MIT Kerberos 5 Applications: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-4862: MIT Kerberos 5 Applications: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/24/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/29/2021

Description

Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.2 and earlier, Heimdal 1.5.1 and earlier, GNU inetutils, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long encryption key, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-crypt-heimdal
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-crypt-mit-krb5-appl

References

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