Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Weakness
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerberos_5 | Mit | * | 1.2.8 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Krb5 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Krb5 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Krb5 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Krb5 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
Potential Mitigations
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000860
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=109508872524753\u0026w=2
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350792
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0045/
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17158
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4661
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000860
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=109508872524753\u0026w=2
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350792
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0045/
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17158
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4661