GSS-NTLMSSP is a mechglue plugin for the GSSAPI library that implements NTLM authentication. Prior to version 1.2.0, multiple out-of-bounds reads when decoding NTLM fields can trigger a denial of service. A 32-bit integer overflow condition can lead to incorrect checks of consistency of length of internal buffers. Although most applications will error out before accepting a singe input buffer of 4GB in length this could theoretically happen. This vulnerability can be triggered via the main `gss_accept_sec_context` entry point if the application allows tokens greater than 4GB in length. This can lead to a large, up to 65KB, out-of-bounds read which could cause a denial-of-service if it reads from unmapped memory. Version 1.2.0 contains a patch for the out-of-bounds reads.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade gssntlmssp | May 23, 2023 | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade gssntlmsspUpgrade gssntlmssp-debuginfoUpgrade gssntlmssp-debugsource | May 17, 2023 | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gss-ntlmssp | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade gssntlmssp | May 25, 2023 | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade gssntlmsspUpgrade gssntlmssp-debuginfoUpgrade gssntlmssp-debugsource | May 17, 2023 | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gssntlmssp-develUpgrade gssntlmssp | Feb 21, 2023 | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gss-ntlmssp (Ubuntu Pro) | Jun 26, 2025 | Feb 14, 2023 |
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