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[ GLSA 200608-21 ] Heimdal: Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities
From: Raphael Marichez <falco () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:12:16 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Heimdal: Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities Date: August 23, 2006 Bugs: #143371 ID: 200608-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Certain Heimdal components, ftpd and rcp, are vulnerable to a local privilege escalation. Background ========== Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-crypt/heimdal < 0.7.2-r3 >= 0.7.2-r3 Description =========== The ftpd and rcp applications provided by Heimdal fail to check the return value of calls to seteuid(). Impact ====== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Heimdal users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/heimdal-0.7.2-r3" References ========== [ 1 ] Official advisory http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-08-08/ [ 2 ] CVE-2006-3083 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3083 [ 3 ] CVE-2006-3084 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3084 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-21.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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