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>> Debian Security Update Fixes krb4 Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Title : Debian Security Update Fixes krb4 Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0685
CVE ID : CVE-2005-0468 - CVE-2005-0469
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-06-04
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Debian has released a security patch to correct two vulnerabilities identified in krb4. The first flaw is due to a heap overflow error in the "env_opt_add()" function (telnet.c), which may be exploited to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the user who launched the telnet client.The second vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow error when handling LINEMODE suboptions and processing replies containing a large number of SLC (Set Local Character) commands, which may be exploited to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the user who launched the telnet client. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0300
Affected Products
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)
Debian GNU/Linux testing (sarge)
Solution
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) - Upgrade to version 1.1-8-2.4
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 1.2.2-11.2
Debian GNU/Linux testing (sarge) - Upgrade to version 1.2.2-11.2
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0685
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-731
ChangeLog
2005-06-04 : Initial release
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