NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting krb5-workstation package, versions <0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.4% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KRB5WORKSTATION-2074789
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Feb 2013

Introduced: 15 Feb 2013

CVE-2013-1415  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 krb5-workstation to version 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-workstation package and not the krb5-workstation package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pkinit_check_kdc_pkid function in plugins/preauth/pkinit/pkinit_crypto_openssl.c in the PKINIT implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.1 does not properly handle errors during extraction of fields from an X.509 certificate, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a malformed KRB5_PADATA_PK_AS_REQ AS-REQ request.

CVSS Scores

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