CVE-2004-1189

Publication date 31 December 2004

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The add_to_history function in svr_principal.c in libkadm5srv for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.3.5, when performing a password change, does not properly track the password policy's history count and the maximum number of keys, which can cause an array index out-of-bounds error and may allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
krb5 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.4.4-5ubuntu3.3
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.4.3-9ubuntu1.5
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.4.3-5ubuntu0.6

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-58-1
    • MIT Kerberos server vulnerability
    • 10 January 2005

Other references