CVE-2014-5354 Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.12.1+dfsg-16
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-KRB5-395722
- published 16 Dec 2014
- disclosed 16 Dec 2014
Introduced: 16 Dec 2014
CVE-2014-5354 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 krb5 to version 1.12.1+dfsg-16 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5 package and not the krb5 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by creating a database entry for a keyless principal, as demonstrated by a kadmin "add_principal -nokey" or "purgekeys -all" command.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5354
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/04038bf3633c4b909b5ded3072dc88c8c419bf16
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00061.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71680
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031376
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-5354
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1