Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1296 (CCN-7184)

Assigned:1997-04-29
Published:1997-04-29
Updated:2020-01-21
Summary:Buffer overflow in Kerberos IV compatibility libraries as used in Kerberos V allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in a kerberos configuration file, which can be specified via the KRB_CONF environmental variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Secure Network Operations Security Advisory, April 29, 1997
Vulnerabilities in Kerberos V

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1296

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19970429 vulnerabilities in kerberos

Source: CCN
Type: MIT Kerberos Web site
Kerberos 5 Release 1.0 announcement

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 4894
MIT Kerberos 5 KRB_CONF Elevated Privilege

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kerberos-config-file-bo(7184)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mit kerberos 5 1.5.2
    mit kerberos *