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        ESB-2005.0254 -- MIT Kerberos 5 Security Advisory 2005-001
                  Buffer overflows in krb5 telnet client
                               30 March 2005

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.4 and prior
Publisher:         MIT
Operating System:  UNIX variants
                   Linux variants
Impact:            Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:            Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:         CAN-2005-0469 CAN-2005-0468

Ref:               ESB-2005.0244

Original Bulletin: 
  http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt

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                 MIT krb5 Security Advisory 2005-001

Original release: 2005-03-28

Topic: Buffer overflows in telnet client

Severity: serious

SUMMARY
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The telnet client program supplied with MIT Kerberos 5 has buffer
overflows in the functions slc_add_reply() and env_opt_add(), which
may lead to remote code execution.

IMPACT
======

An attacker controlling or impersonating a telnet server may execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the telnet
client.  The attacker would need to convince the user to connect to a
malicious server, perhaps by automatically launching the client from a
web page.  Additional user interaction may not be required if the
attacker can get the user to view HTML containing an IFRAME tag
containing a "telnet:" URL pointing to a malicious server.

AFFECTED SOFTWARE
=================

* telnet client programs included with the MIT Kerberos 5
  implementation, up to and including release krb5-1.4.

* Other telnet client programs derived from the BSD telnet
  implementation may be vulnerable.

FIXES
=====

* WORKAROUND: Disable handling of "telnet:" URLs in web browsers,
  email readers, etc., or remove execute permissions from the telnet
  client program.

* The upcoming krb5-1.4.1 patch release will contain fixes for this
  problem.

* Apply the patch found at:

  http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/2005-001-patch_1.4.txt

  The associated detached PGP signature is at:

  http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/2005-001-patch_1.4.txt.asc

  The patch was generated against the krb5-1.4 release.  It may apply
  against earlier releases with some offset.

REFERENCES
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This announcement and related security advisories may be found on the
MIT Kerberos security advisory page at:

        http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/index.html

The main MIT Kerberos web page is at:

        http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/index.html

[IDEF0866] Multiple Telnet Client slc_add_reply() Buffer Overflow
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=220&type=vulnerabilities

CVE: CAN-2005-0469
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0469

[IDEF0867] Multiple Telnet Client env_opt_add() Buffer Overflow
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities

CVE: CAN-2005-0468
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0468

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
===============

Thanks to iDEFENSE for notifying us of these vulnerabilities, and for
providing useful feedback.

DETAILS
=======

The slc_add_reply() function in telnet.c performs inadequate length
checking.  By sending a carefully crafted telnet LINEMODE suboption
string, a malicious telnet server may cause a telnet client to
overflow a fixed-size data segment or BSS buffer and execute arbitrary
code.

The env_opt_add() function in telnet.c performs inadequate length
checking.  By sending a carefully crafted telnet NEW-ENVIRON suboption
string, a malicious telnet server may cause a telnet client to
overflow a heap buffer and execute arbitrary code.

REVISION HISTORY
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2005-03-28      original release

Copyright (C) 2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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