First published: Tue Apr 06 2004(Updated: )
Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.1 and 0.5.x before 0.5.3 does not properly perform certain consistency checks for cross-realm requests, which allows remote attackers with control of a realm to impersonate others in the cross-realm trust path.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Heimdal | =0.4a | |
Heimdal | =0.4b | |
Heimdal | =0.4c | |
Heimdal | =0.4d | |
Heimdal | =0.4e | |
Heimdal | =0.5 | |
Heimdal | =0.5.1 | |
Heimdal | =0.5.2 | |
Heimdal | =0.6.0 |
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CVE-2004-0371 is considered a crucial security vulnerability due to its potential for allowing impersonation attacks across cross-realm trust paths.
To mitigate CVE-2004-0371, upgrade Heimdal to version 0.6.1 or later, or to 0.5.3 for the 0.5.x series.
CVE-2004-0371 affects Heimdal versions 0.4a through 0.6.0 and 0.5.x versions prior to 0.5.3.
CVE-2004-0371 can enable remote attackers to impersonate users due to insufficient consistency checks in cross-realm requests.
Yes, the patch for CVE-2004-0371 is included in the updated releases of Heimdal, specifically versions 0.6.1 and 0.5.3.