KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Kerberos | — | Apply OS X security update 2008-002 | Dec 16, 2011 | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade krb5 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-crypt/mit-krb5. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade krb5-serverUpgrade krb5-develUpgrade krb5-libsUpgrade krb5-workstation | Oct 16, 2024 | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade krb5Upgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-spakeUpgrade krb5-clientUpgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinitUpgrade krb5-32bitUpgrade krb5-develUpgrade krb5-x86Upgrade krb5-apps-clientsUpgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-otpUpgrade krb5-serverUpgrade krb5-devel-32bitUpgrade krb5-plugin-kdb-ldapUpgrade krb5-apps-servers | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libkadm55Upgrade libkrb53 | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Vmsa 2008 0009 | — | Apply ESX350-200805507-SG. | Nov 19, 2010 | Mar 19, 2008 |
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