Improper Input Validation Affecting kerberos package, versions [,1.8.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
81.3% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-KERBEROS-3006790
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed7 Oct 2010
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Oct 2010

CVE-2010-1322  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade kerberos to version 1.8.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The merge_authdata function in kdc_authdata.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8.x before 1.8.4 does not properly manage an index into an authorization-data list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash), or possibly obtain sensitive information, spoof authorization, or execute arbitrary code, via a TGS request that triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference, as demonstrated by a request from a Windows Active Directory client.

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