MIT Kerberos 4.0/5 1.0/5 1.1.1/5-1.1 AUTH_MSG_KDC_REQUEST Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos 4.0/5 1.0/5 1.1.1/5-1.1. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component AUTH_MSG_KDC_REQUEST Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0549. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos 4.0/5 1.0/5 1.1.1/5-1.1 (Network Authentication Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component AUTH_MSG_KDC_REQUEST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Kerberos 4 KDC program does not properly check for null termination of AUTH_MSG_KDC_REQUEST requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.

The weakness was presented 06/09/2000 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0549. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Additional details are provided at cert.org. See VDB-15655, VDB-15656, VDB-15657 and VDB-15659 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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06/25/2014 +5129 days 🔍
05/26/2018 +1431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mit.edu

Advisory: cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15658
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 11:24
Updated: 05/26/2018 07:56
Changes: 06/25/2014 11:24 (41), 05/26/2018 07:56 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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