CVE-2016-3120

medium

Description

The validate_as_request function in kdc_util.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.6 and 1.4.x before 1.14.3, when restrict_anonymous_to_tgt is enabled, uses an incorrect client data structure, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an S4U2Self request.

References

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AWL3KYFRJIX37EAM4DKCQQIQP2WBKL35/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html

https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/93b4a6306a0026cf1cc31ac4bd8a49ba5d034ba7

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036442

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92132

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.14/

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.13/

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00035.html

http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8458

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-08-01

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium