Cryptographic Issues Affecting krb5-pkinit-openssl package, versions <0:1.8.2-3.el6_0.4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.42% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KRB5PKINITOPENSSL-1424799
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Feb 2011

Introduced: 8 Feb 2011

CVE-2011-0281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 krb5-pkinit-openssl to version 0:1.8.2-3.el6_0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2011:0200.

NVD Description

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

The unparse implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.9, when an LDAP backend is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion and daemon hang) via a principal name that triggers use of a backslash escape sequence, as demonstrated by a \n sequence.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1