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🗓️ 14 Oct 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType 
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CentOS Update for krb5-devel CESA-2014:1255 centos5. Check the version of krb5-devel to fix a buffer overflow in the KADM5 administration server

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882052");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-10-14 06:06:30 +0200 (Tue, 14 Oct 2014)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-4345");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"8.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("CentOS Update for krb5-devel CESA-2014:1255 centos5");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Check the version of krb5-devel");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Kerberos is an authentication system which
allows clients and services to authenticate to each other with the help of a
trusted third party, a Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC).

A buffer overflow was found in the KADM5 administration server (kadmind)
when it was used with an LDAP back end for the KDC database. A remote,
authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary
code on the system running kadmind. (CVE-2014-4345)

All krb5 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the
updated packages, the krb5kdc and kadmind daemons will be restarted
automatically.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"krb5-devel on CentOS 5");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2014:1255");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2014-October/020678.html");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS5");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS5")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"krb5-devel", rpm:"krb5-devel~1.6.1~80.el5_11", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"krb5-libs", rpm:"krb5-libs~1.6.1~80.el5_11", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"krb5-server", rpm:"krb5-server~1.6.1~80.el5_11", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"krb5-server-ldap", rpm:"krb5-server-ldap~1.6.1~80.el5_11", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"krb5-workstation", rpm:"krb5-workstation~1.6.1~80.el5_11", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"krb5", rpm:"krb5~1.6.1~80.el5_11", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 28.5
EPSS0.08085
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