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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-4343: MIT Kerberos 5: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-4343: MIT Kerberos 5: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/14/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
05/09/2019

Description

Double free vulnerability in the init_ctx_reselect function in the SPNEGO initiator in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via network traffic that appears to come from an intended acceptor, but specifies a security mechanism different from the one proposed by the initiator.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-crypt-mit-krb5

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