CVE-2014-5354: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Tue Dec 16 2014(Updated: )
plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by creating a database entry for a keyless principal, as demonstrated by a kadmin "add_principal -nokey" or "purgekeys -all" command.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/krb5 | 1.18.3-6+deb11u4 1.18.3-6+deb11u5 1.20.1-2+deb12u1 1.20.1-2+deb12u2 1.21.3-3 | |
| MIT Kerberos 5 | =5_1.13 | |
| MIT Kerberos 5 | =1.12 | |
| MIT Kerberos 5 | =1.12.1 | |
| MIT Kerberos 5 | =1.12.2 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00061.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71680
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031376
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/04038bf3633c4b909b5ded3072dc88c8c419bf16
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5354
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