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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-5351: MIT Kerberos 5: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-5351: MIT Kerberos 5: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/09/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The kadm5_randkey_principal_3 function in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13 sends old keys in a response to a -randkey -keepold request, which allows remote authenticated users to forge tickets by leveraging administrative access.

Solution(s)

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

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