Vulnerability Description
The "mechglue" abstraction interface of the GSS-API library for Kerberos 5 1.5 through 1.5.1, as used in Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other products that use this library, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that cause mechglue to free uninitialized pointers.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | >= 1.5, <= 1.5.1 |
References
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2375Broken Link
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0004.htmlBroken Link
- http://osvdb.org/31280Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23690Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23701Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23706Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23903Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35151Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-21.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017494Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102772-1Broken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201294-1Broken Link
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-003-mechglue.txtPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831452Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.006.htmlThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2006-6144?
CVE-2006-6144 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). The "mechglue" abstraction interface of the GSS-API library for Kerberos 5 1.5 through 1.5.1, as used in Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other products that use this library, allows remot...
How severe is CVE-2006-6144?
CVE-2006-6144 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2006-6144?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mit Kerberos 5.