Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request from a kadmin client that sends an invalid API version number.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | >= 1.5, <= 1.6.3 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 11 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.0 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise | 11.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567052ExploitIssue TrackingMailing List
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=5998Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038556.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39264Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39290Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39315Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39324Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39367Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023821Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1Third Party Advisory
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-003.txtPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2031Mailing List
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:071Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0343.htmlBroken Link
FAQ
What is CVE-2010-0629?
CVE-2010-0629 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via...
How severe is CVE-2010-0629?
CVE-2010-0629 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2010-0629?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mit Kerberos 5, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.