CVE-2014-5353 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2014-5353

The krb5_ldap_get_password_policy_from_dn function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_pwd_policy.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka...

Vulnerability 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.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

kerberos 5, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, fedora, debian linux, ubuntu linux, solaris, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 6.0, 6.6, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.0, 22, 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 10, 11.2, 13.1, 13.2

Timeline

Official Publish: December 16th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.