Information Exposure Affecting krb5-server-ldap package, versions <0:1.12.2-14.el7


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.84% (82nd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-KRB5SERVERLDAP-2489294
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 19 Feb 2015

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 krb5-server-ldap 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-server-ldap package and not the krb5-server-ldap package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The svcauth_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.11.x through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 transmits uninitialized interposer data to clients, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory by sniffing the network for data in a handle field.