CVE-2021-36222

krb5: Sending a request containing PA-ENCRYPTED-CHALLENGE padata element without using FAST could result in NULL dereference in KDC which leads to DoS

Published Jul 22, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 10.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
ec_verify in kdc/kdc_preauth_ec.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.4 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash. This occurs because a return value is not properly managed in a certain situation.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4944-1 krb5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-22842 ec_verify in kdc/kdc_preauth_ec.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.4 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash. This occurs because a return value is not properly managed in a certain situation.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5959-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities