CVE-2014-5354

krb5: NULL pointer dereference when using keyless entries

Published Dec 16, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by creating a database entry for a keyless principal, as demonstrated by a kadmin "add_principal -nokey" or "purgekeys -all" command.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-5243 plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by creating a database entry for a keyless principal, as demonstrated by a kadmin "add_principal -nokey" or "purgekeys -all" command.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2498-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:41 AM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 16, 2014, 11:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:11 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 20, 2014, 12:00 AM