NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting krb5-workstation package, versions <0:1.10.3-33.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
21.33% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KRB5WORKSTATION-2103589
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Jul 2014

Introduced: 15 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-4344  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 krb5-workstation to version 0:1.10.3-33.el6 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 acc_ctx_cont function in the SPNEGO acceptor in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty continuation token at a certain point during a SPNEGO negotiation.

CVSS Scores

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