-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2372-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer December 25, 2011 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : heimdal Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2011-4862 It was discovered that the Kerberos support for telnetd contains a pre-authentication buffer overflow, which may enable remote attackers who can connect to the Telnet to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.dfsg.1-2.1+lenny1. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.0~git20100726.dfsg.1-2+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your heimdal packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-2372-1: heimdal security update
It was discovered that the Kerberos support for telnetd contains a pre-authentication buffer overflow, which may enable remote attackers who can connect to the Telnet to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
