CVE-2014-5353

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The krb5_ldap_get_password_policy_from_dn function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_pwd_policy.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (

The krb5_ldap_get_password_policy_from_dn function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_pwd_policy.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a successful LDAP query with no results, as demonstrated by using an incorrect object type for a password policy.

LOW · CVSS 3.5 EPSS 0.00548

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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

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Affected Products & Versions

mit kerberos 5< 1.13.1
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
redhat enterprise linux server tusall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
Show all 12 affected productsdebian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
oracle solarisall versions
opensuseall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

3.5

LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD16 Dec 2014 · 11:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10004-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1276-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1282-1
usnUSN-2498-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:0794Moderate
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2015:0439Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0536.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155828.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00061.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0439.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0794.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:009Third Party Advisory

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71679Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031376Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=773226Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/d1f707024f1d0af6e54a18885322d70fa15ec4d3PatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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