CVE-2012-1012

Publication date 7 June 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

server/server_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10 before 1.10.1 does not properly restrict access to (1) SET_STRING and (2) GET_STRINGS operations, which might allow remote authenticated administrators to modify or read string attributes by leveraging the global list privilege.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
krb5	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

only affects 1.10, also nothing in the core code uses string attributes yet

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
krb5	Upstream: http://anonsvn.mit.edu/viewvc/krb5/trunk/src/kadmin/server/server_stubs.c?r1=25704&r2=25703&pathrev=25704

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1520-1
Kerberos vulnerabilities
31 July 2012