CVE-2010-4341: Low severity fedora hosted sssd vulnerability

Published Dec 7, 2010
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Updated

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that it was possible to make sssd hang forever inside a loop in the pamparseindatav2() function of SSSD's PAM responder by using a carefully crafted packet to sssd. This could be exploited by a local attacker to crash sssd and prevent other legitimate users from logging into the system.

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank Sebastian Krahmer for reporting this issue.

Other sources

The pamparseindatav2 function in src/responder/pam/pamsrvcmd.c in the PAM responder in SSSD 1.5.0, 1.4.x, and 1.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, crash, and login prevention) via a crafted packet.

MITRE

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/sssd<1.5.1
1.5.1
fedorahosted Sssd=1.4.0
fedorahosted Sssd=1.4.1
Fedoraproject Sssd=1.3.0
Fedoraproject Sssd=1.5.0

Event History

Jan 25, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4341?

CVE-2010-4341 is a high severity vulnerability that can cause SSSD to crash.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-4341?

To fix CVE-2010-4341, upgrade SSSD to version 1.5.1 or later.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4341?

CVE-2010-4341 affects SSSD versions 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, and 1.5.0.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2010-4341?

CVE-2010-4341 can be exploited by local attackers with access to the SSSD service.

5

What does CVE-2010-4341 impact?

CVE-2010-4341 impacts the stability of the SSSD service by causing it to hang indefinitely.

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