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Numeric Errors Affecting krb5-pkinit package, versions <0:1.12.2-14.el7

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.3% (86th percentile)
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NVD
8 high
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5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-KRB5PKINIT-2489331
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 14 Aug 2014
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Introduced: 14 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-4345 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-189 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 krb5-pkinit to version 0:1.12.2-14.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-0439.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-pkinit package and not the krb5-pkinit package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in the krb5_encode_krbsecretkey function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in the LDAP KDB module in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.11.x before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of "cpw -keepold" commands.

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