CVE-2014-5353

krb5: NULL pointer dereference when using a ticket policy name as a password policy name

Published Dec 16, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1265-1 krb5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-5242 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2498-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities
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