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MIT Kerberos Urgent Advisory: Double-Free Critical Security Issue

Calendar Oct 15, 2004 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials have issued security warnings regarding two serious vulnerabilities in the Kerberos computer authentication software, which is regularly used by Dartmouth and many other universities and businesses. . . . Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials have issued security warnings regarding two serious vulnerabilities in the Kerberos computer authentication software, which is regularly used by Dartmouth and many other universities and businesses.

The first security hole, a "double-free vulnerability," could allow a hacker to execute harmful code on the Kerberos server. If a Dartmouth Kerberos server were compromised, the security of the entire network on that server would also be jeopardized.

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