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>> librpcsecgss "svcauth_gss_validate()" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : librpcsecgss "svcauth_gss_validate()" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3052
CVE ID : CVE-2007-3999
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-09-05
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A vulnerability has been identified in librpcsecgss, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "svcauth_gss_validate()" [src/svc_auth_gss.c] function when processing specially crafted RPC messages, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3051
Affected Products
librpcsecgss version 0.14 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to librpcsecgss version 0.15 :
http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/librpcsecgss/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3052
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Tenable Network Security and ZDI.
ChangeLog
2007-09-05 : Initial release
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