NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting krb5-devel package, versions <0:1.10.3-37.el6_6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KRB5DEVEL-2492679
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Dec 2014

Introduced: 16 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-5353  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 krb5-devel to version 0:1.10.3-37.el6_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-0794.

NVD Description

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

The krb5_ldap_get_password_policy_from_dn function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_pwd_policy.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a successful LDAP query with no results, as demonstrated by using an incorrect object type for a password policy.

CVSS Scores

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