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Debian: DSA-2701-1 Moderate: Krb5 Denial Of Service Management

It was discovered that the kpasswd service running on UDP port 464 could respond to response packets, creating a packet loop and a denial of service condition. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2701-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert May 29, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : krb5 Vulnerability : denial of service Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2002-2443 Debian Bug : 708267 It was discovered that the kpasswd service running on UDP port 464 could respond to response packets, creating a packet loop and a denial of service condition. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.3+dfsg-4squeeze7. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.10.1+dfsg-6. We recommend that you upgrade your krb5 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Enhance krb5 due to a noted exposure to denial of service vulnerabilities originating from kpasswd service on UDP port 464.. Krb5 Update, Denial Of Service, Debian Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 02, 2013 Debian