What is the severity of CVE-2013-6800?

CVE-2013-6800 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6800?

To address CVE-2013-6800, upgrade to a patched version of MIT Kerberos 5, specifically 1.10.8 or later.

What systems are affected by CVE-2013-6800?

CVE-2013-6800 affects MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.10.x from 1.10.0 to 1.10.7.

What type of attack does CVE-2013-6800 allow?

CVE-2013-6800 allows remote authenticated users to perform an attack that results in a denial of service through a crafted request.

Is CVE-2013-6800 related to any other vulnerabilities?

CVE-2013-6800 is a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1418, despite both affecting MIT Kerberos 5.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-6800

medium

CWE

476

16/11/2013

6/8/2024

CVE-2013-6800: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Sat Nov 16 2013(Updated: )

An unspecified third-party database module for the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1418.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
MIT Kerberos 5	=5-1.10.5
MIT Kerberos 5	=5-1.10.6
MIT Kerberos 5	=5-1.10.7
MIT Kerberos 5	=1.10
MIT Kerberos 5	=1.10.1
MIT Kerberos 5	=1.10.2
MIT Kerberos 5	=1.10.3
MIT Kerberos 5	=1.10.4

Remedy

https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/c2ccf4197f697c4ff143b8a786acdd875e70a89d

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6800?
CVE-2013-6800 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6800?
To address CVE-2013-6800, upgrade to a patched version of MIT Kerberos 5, specifically 1.10.8 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2013-6800?
CVE-2013-6800 affects MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.10.x from 1.10.0 to 1.10.7.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-6800 allow?
CVE-2013-6800 allows remote authenticated users to perform an attack that results in a denial of service through a crafted request.
Is CVE-2013-6800 related to any other vulnerabilities?
CVE-2013-6800 is a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1418, despite both affecting MIT Kerberos 5.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6800?
CVE-2013-6800 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6800?
To address CVE-2013-6800, upgrade to a patched version of MIT Kerberos 5, specifically 1.10.8 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2013-6800?
CVE-2013-6800 affects MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.10.x from 1.10.0 to 1.10.7.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-6800 allow?
CVE-2013-6800 allows remote authenticated users to perform an attack that results in a denial of service through a crafted request.
Is CVE-2013-6800 related to any other vulnerabilities?
CVE-2013-6800 is a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1418, despite both affecting MIT Kerberos 5.