CVE-2014-5353
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Fedora Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Affected | — |
Red Hat Affected 8 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | Affected | — |
| 7.6 | Affected | — |
| 7.5 | Affected | — |
| 7.4 | Affected | — |
| 7.3 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
| 6.6 | Affected | — |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.10 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.12.1+dfsg-16 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.12.1+dfsg-16 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.12.1+dfsg-16 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.12.1+dfsg-16 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.12.1+dfsg-16 |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mit | kerberos_5 | {"endExcluding":"1.13.1"} | 1.13.1 |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0536.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155828.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00061.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0439.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0794.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:009
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71679
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031376
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=773226
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/d1f707024f1d0af6e54a18885322d70fa15ec4d3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5353
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.