The RPCSEC_GSS authentication routines in lib/rpc/authgss_prot.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.4 and later do not free partially decoded buffers on…
The RPCSEC_GSS authentication routines in lib/rpc/authgss_prot.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.4 and later do not free partially decoded buffers on failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak in kadmind) via crafted RPCSEC_GSS messages.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- CVSS v3.1
- 5.3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Exposure class
- Identity, Operating system
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Why it ranks 36 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 5.3 medium
- Exposed product class: identity
- Widely deployed vendor product (Red Hat)
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.