CVE-2007-0956

Publication date 6 April 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

The telnet daemon (telnetd) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain system access via a username beginning with a '-' character, a similar issue to CVE-2007-0882.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
krb5 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.4.4-5ubuntu3.3
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.4.3-9ubuntu1.5
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.4.3-5ubuntu0.6

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-449-1
    • krb5 vulnerabilities
    • 4 April 2007

Other references