CVE-2001-1323
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.040 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via base-64 encoded data, which is not properly handled when the radix_encode function processes file glob output from the ftpglob function.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedRed Hat Linux 6.2redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001:060 - FixedRed Hat Linux 7.0redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001:060 - FixedRed Hat Linux 7.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001:060
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- RHSA-2001:060Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated Kerberos 5 packages available2001-05-17csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated Kerberos 5 packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7, and 7.1. These updates close a potential vulnerability present in the gssapi-aware ftpd included in the krb5-workstation package.
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-022-01enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98826223517788&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ftpbuf.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-060.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-022-01Third Party Advisorynvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98826223517788&w=2Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ftpbuf.txtPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-060.htmlThird Party Advisorynvd
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