critical
9.1
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2024-37371

First published: Fri Jun 28 2024(Updated: )

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.21.3, an attacker can cause invalid memory reads during GSS message token handling by sending message tokens with invalid length fields.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/krb5
1.18.3-6+deb11u5
1.20.1-2+deb12u2
1.21.3-3
Kerberos<1.21.3
Debian Linux=11.0
Debian Linux=12.0
IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Manager<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager Software Stack<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager Virtual Appliance<=ISVG 10.0.2
IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager Container<=ISVG 10.0.2

Remedy

https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-37371?

    CVE-2024-37371 has been classified with a high severity due to its potential for causing invalid memory reads.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-37371?

    To fix CVE-2024-37371, upgrade to MIT Kerberos 5 version 1.21.3 or later.

  • Which versions of MIT Kerberos 5 are affected by CVE-2024-37371?

    Versions of MIT Kerberos 5 earlier than 1.21.3 are affected by CVE-2024-37371.

  • What products are impacted by CVE-2024-37371?

    CVE-2024-37371 impacts IBM QRadar SIEM and IBM QRadar Incident Forensics up to version 7.5.0 UP9 IF03.

  • What attack vector is associated with CVE-2024-37371?

    CVE-2024-37371 can be exploited through malformed GSS message tokens with invalid length fields.

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