MIT Kerberos up to 5-1.12.1 RFC 1964 GSSAPI Token memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos (Network Authentication Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component RFC 1964 GSSAPI Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read or NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) by injecting invalid tokens into a GSSAPI application session.
The weakness was released 06/20/2014 as Handle invalid RFC 1964 tokens as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4342 since 06/20/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78192 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : MIT Kerberos 5 vulnerability (K15547)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195579 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Krb5 Vulnerabilities (USN-2310-1)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16633.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94903) and Tenable (78192). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 7828, 7884, 8455 and 67257.
Product
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Vendor
Name
Version
- 5-1.7
- 5-1.7.1
- 5-1.8
- 5-1.8.1
- 5-1.8.2
- 5-1.8.3
- 5-1.8.4
- 5-1.8.5
- 5-1.8.6
- 5-1.9
- 5-1.9.1
- 5-1.9.2
- 5-1.9.3
- 5-1.9.4
- 5-1.10
- 5-1.10.1
- 5-1.10.2
- 5-1.10.3
- 5-1.10.4
- 5-1.10.5
- 5-1.10.6
- 5-1.10.7
- 5-1.11
- 5-1.11.1
- 5-1.11.2
- 5-1.11.3
- 5-1.11.4
- 5-1.12
- 5-1.12.1
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 78192
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : MIT Kerberos 5 vulnerability (K15547)
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OpenVAS ID: 703000
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3000-1 (krb5 - security update)
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Patch: github.com
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Timeline
06/20/2014 🔍06/20/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mit.eduAdvisory: Handle invalid RFC 1964 tokens
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4342 (🔍)
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X-Force: 94903 - MIT Kerberos GSSAPI denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030706
Vulnerability Center: 48237 - MIT Kerberos 5 Remote Denial-of Service via Invalid Tokens Into a GSSAPI Application Session, High
SecurityFocus: 68908 - MIT Kerberos 5 GSSAPI Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 59102 - Debian update for krb5, Moderately Critical
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Entry
Created: 07/30/2014 11:12Updated: 02/10/2022 02:12
Changes: 07/30/2014 11:12 (87), 06/18/2017 09:34 (4), 02/10/2022 02:04 (3), 02/10/2022 02:12 (1)
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