Out-of-Bounds Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.3.6-4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    34.25% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-KRB5-396123
  • published 18 Jul 2005
  • disclosed 18 Jul 2005

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 krb5 to version 1.3.6-4 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.

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical