CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-4345

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Off-by-one error in the krb5_encode_krbsecretkey function in the LDAP KDB module in MIT Kerberos 5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of 'cpw -keepold' commands.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks that lead to system crashes or unauthorized code execution, potentially resulting in data loss or security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to MIT Kerberos 5 version 1.11.6 or 1.12.2 to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Off-by-one error in the krb5_encode_krbsecretkey function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in the LDAP KDB module in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.11.x before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of "cpw -keepold" commands.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS