CVE-2007-5894
Published: 6 December 2007
** DISPUTED ** The reply function in ftpd.c in the gssftp ftpd in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) does not initialize the length variable when auth_type has a certain value, which has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the original disclosure misidentifies the conditions under which the uninitialized variable is used. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating " The 'length' variable is only uninitialized if 'auth_type' is neither the 'KERBEROS_V4' nor 'GSSAPI'; this condition cannot occur in the unmodified source code."
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| kees | upstream does not feel this is a security issue |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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krb5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
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| edgy |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
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| feisty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
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| gutsy |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
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| hardy |
Ignored
|
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| intrepid |
Not vulnerable
|
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| jaunty |
Not vulnerable
|
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| karmic |
Not vulnerable
|
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| upstream |
Released
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Patches: upstream: http://src.mit.edu/fisheye/browse/krb5/trunk/src/appl/gssftp/ftpd/ftpd.c?r1=19653&r2=20182 |
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