(Sun Issues Fix) Kerberos kadmind GSS-API 'mechglue' Memory Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022233 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022233
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-6144
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 15 2009
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, Root access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 5-1.5 through 5-1.5.1
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Kerberos in kadmind. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted data to trigger a memory management error in the 'mechglue' abstraction interface of the GSS-API implementation and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target kadmind service.
A remote user can also cause kadmind to crash.
A remote user can also cause third-party server applications that use the GSS-API library to execute arbitrary code.
The vendor believes that exploitation of this vulnerability is difficult.
The vendor discovered this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with the privileges of kadmind.
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Solution:
Sun has issued a fix.
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 112908-35 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 115168-20 or later
Sun is working on a fix for Solaris 8 and Solaris 10.
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201294-1
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Vendor URL: web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2006-003-mechglue.txt (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, State error
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Underlying OS:
UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 05:50:05 -0400
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201294-1
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CVE-2006-6144
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