FrSIRT - librpcsecgss "svcauth_gss_validate()" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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librpcsecgss "svcauth_gss_validate()" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Title : librpcsecgss "svcauth_gss_validate()" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3052
CVE ID : CVE-2007-3999
Rated as : Critical

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-09-05

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in librpcsecgss, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system [...]

Solution

Upgrade to librpcsecgss version 0.15 :
http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/librpcsecgss/

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Tenable Network Security and ZDI.

ChangeLog

2007-09-05 : Initial release

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