CVE-2014-5352 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2014-5352

The krb5_gss_process_context_token function in lib/gssapi/krb5/process_context_token.c in the libgssapi_krb5 library in...

Vulnerability Description

The krb5_gss_process_context_token function in lib/gssapi/krb5/process_context_token.c in the libgssapi_krb5 library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 does not properly maintain security-context handles, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and double free, and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted GSSAPI traffic, as demonstrated by traffic to kadmind.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

kerberos 5
Vulnerable Versions:
1.11, 1.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.3, 1.11.4, 1.11.5, 1.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.13

Timeline

Official Publish: February 19th, 2015
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.