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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2013.0027
A vulnerability has been identified in MIT Kerberos 5
25 February 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Kerberos
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-1415
Member content until: Wednesday, March 27 2013
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in MIT Kerberos 5 prior to Release
1.11. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding this
vulnerability:
"Fix a null pointer dereference in the KDC PKINIT code
[CVE-2013-1415]." [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends updating to the latest version of Kerberos to
correct this issue. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Kerberos 5 Release 1.11.1
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/krb5-1.11/
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in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
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