CVE-2007-0956
Critical
Description
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.
SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Mit Kerberos
PublishedApr 6, 2007
First seenApr 6, 2007
How to fix
Update
- mit kerberos_51.6.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mit kerberos_5 | v < 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 |
| debian debian_linux | 3.1, 4.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 5.10, 6.06, 6.10 | — |
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