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[GLSA-200404-09] Cross-realm trust vulnerability in Heimdal

Family:

Gentoo Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

(C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

Cross-realm trust vulnerability in Heimdal

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Cve_id:

CAN-2004-0371

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

GLSA:200404-09

Description:

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-09
(Cross-realm trust vulnerability in Heimdal)


Heimdal does not properly perform certain consistency checks for
cross-realm requests, which allows remote attackers with control of a realm
to impersonate others in the cross-realm trust path.

Impact

Remote attackers with control of a realm may be able to impersonate other
users in the cross-realm trust path.

Workaround

A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised
to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0371


Solution:
Heimdal users should upgrade to version 0.6.1 or later:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-crypt/heimdal-0.6.1"
# emerge ">=app-crypt/heimdal-0.6.1"


Risk Factor : Medium