CVE-2018-5710: Null Pointer Dereference

Q: What is CVE-2018-5710?

CVE-2018-5710 is an issue in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) through version 1.16 that allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service.

Q: How does CVE-2018-5710 affect MIT Kerberos 5?

CVE-2018-5710 affects MIT Kerberos 5 by allowing remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service.

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2018-5710?

The severity of CVE-2018-5710 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.

Q: How can CVE-2018-5710 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2018-5710, it is recommended to update MIT Kerberos 5 to a version higher than 1.16.

Q: What is the CWE of CVE-2018-5710?

The CWE of CVE-2018-5710 is CWE-476.

Published Jan 16, 2018

Updated

An issue was discovered in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.16. The pre-defined function "strlen" is getting a "NULL" string as a parameter value in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdbldap/ldapprincipal2.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC), which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a modified kadmin client.

Affected Software

1 affected component

MIT Kerberos<=5-1.16

Event History

Jan 16, 2018

CVE Published

via MITRE·09:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·09:00 AM

Description

Data Sourced

via NVD·09:29 AM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-5710?

CVE-2018-5710 is an issue in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) through version 1.16 that allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service.

How does CVE-2018-5710 affect MIT Kerberos 5?

CVE-2018-5710 affects MIT Kerberos 5 by allowing remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service.

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5710?

The severity of CVE-2018-5710 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.

How can CVE-2018-5710 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2018-5710, it is recommended to update MIT Kerberos 5 to a version higher than 1.16.

What is the CWE of CVE-2018-5710?