CVE-2013-1416
Description
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Fedora Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Affected | — |
| 17 | Affected | — |
Red Hat Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | Affected | — |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.3 | Affected | — |
| 12.2 | Affected | — |
| 12.1 | Affected | — |
| 11.4 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mit | kerberos_5 | {"endExcluding":"1.10.5"} | 1.10.5 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1416.html
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7600
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102058.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102074.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00041.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00102.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0748.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:157
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:158
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/8ee70ec63931d1e38567905387ab9b1d45734d81
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1416
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.