MIT Kerberos up to 5-1.13 kadmind gss_process_context_token use after free
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A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos up to 5-1.13 (Network Authentication Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gss_process_context_token
of the component kadmind. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 02/03/2015 by Nico Williams as MITKRB5-SA-2015-001 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at web.mit.edu. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-5352 since 08/19/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83269 (Amazon Linux AMI : krb5 (ALAS-2015-518)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350184 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for krb5: ALAS-2015-518).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100842) and Tenable (83269). The entries 69038, 69040, 69039 and 69192 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 83269
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : krb5 (ALAS-2015-518)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-518
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
08/19/2014 🔍02/03/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mit.eduAdvisory: MITKRB5-SA-2015-001
Researcher: Nico Williams
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-5352 (🔍)
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X-Force: 100842 - MIT krb5 gss_process_context_token() code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031691 - MIT Kerberos Multiple Flaws in kadmind Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Remote Authenticted Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 48908 - MIT Kerberos 5 Remote DoS or Code Execution via Crafted \x27GSSAPI\x27 Traffic, High
SecurityFocus: 72495 - MIT krb5 kadmind CVE-2014-5352 Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 02/05/2015 16:44Updated: 03/08/2022 14:10
Changes: 02/05/2015 16:44 (80), 06/22/2017 10:29 (6), 03/08/2022 14:05 (4), 03/08/2022 14:10 (1)
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