CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-5352

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The krb5_gss_process_context_token function in the libgssapi_krb5 library in MIT Kerberos 5 does not properly maintain security-context handles. This can lead to denial of service or potential execution of arbitrary code via crafted GSSAPI traffic.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization includes the possibility of denial of service and potential execution of malicious code by remote authenticated users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to MIT Kerberos 5 version 1.13.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The krb5_gss_process_context_token function in lib/gssapi/krb5/process_context_token.c in the libgssapi_krb5 library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 does not properly maintain security-context handles, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and double free, and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted GSSAPI traffic, as demonstrated by traffic to kadmind.

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