NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting krb5-libs package, versions <0:1.12.2-14.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
11.69% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KRB5LIBS-7996268
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed15 Jul 2014

Introduced: 15 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-4344  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 krb5-libs to version 0:1.12.2-14.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0439.

NVD Description

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

The acc_ctx_cont function in the SPNEGO acceptor in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty continuation token at a certain point during a SPNEGO negotiation.

CVSS Scores

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