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CVE-2008-0947

Publication date 19 March 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
krb5 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1.6.dfsg.1-7ubuntu0.1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.4.4-5ubuntu3.4
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.4.3-9ubuntu1.6
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.4.3-5ubuntu0.7

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-587-1
    • Kerberos vulnerabilities
    • 19 March 2008

Other references