Explain CVE-2008-0062
KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'ADV-2008-1744', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744'}, {'name': '29457', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29457'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:069', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069'}, {'name': '29464', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29464'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200803-31', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-2637', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:071', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html'}, {'name': 'SSRT100495', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2'}, {'name': '29451', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29451'}, {'name': '29663', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29663'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-2647', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112'}, {'name': '29438', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29438'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9496', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9496'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0924', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0164', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:070', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0922', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references'}, {'name': '29450', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29450'}, {'name': '29435', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29435'}, {'name': 'krb5-kdc-code-execution(41275)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41275'}, {'name': '1019626', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019626'}, {'name': '20080319 rPSA-2008-0112-1 krb5 krb5-server krb5-services krb5-test krb5-workstation', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '29428', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29428'}, {'name': '29420', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29420'}, {'name': 'DSA-1524', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524'}, {'name': '30535', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/30535'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2008-03-18', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0182', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html'}, {'name': '20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0180', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0180.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2008:016', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html'}, {'name': '29516', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29516'}, {'name': '29462', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29462'}, {'name': '29424', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29424'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0181', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.html'}, {'name': '29423', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29423'}, {'name': 'USN-587-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-1102', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references'}, {'name': '28303', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28303'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txt'}, {'name': '20080318 MITKRB5-SA-2008-001: double-free, uninitialized data vulnerabilities in krb5kdc', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489761'}, {'name': 'HPSBOV02682', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2'}, {'name': 'VU#895609', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/895609'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED