CVE-2024-37370
Description
A vulnerability was found in the MIT Kerberos 5 GSS krb5 wrap token, where an attacker can modify the plaintext Extra Count field, causing the unwrapped token to appear truncated to the application, occurs when the attacker alters the token data during transmission which can lead to improper handling of authentication tokens.
Statement
This vulnerability has an ability to disrupt authentication process and attackers able to alter the token data durning the transmission which leads to disruption in service and an attacker can void the integrity by altering the token durning the transmission for authentication process. This has been rated as moderate by Redhat as the vulnerability cannot be exploited in a way that it leads to a loss of availability or integrity,when in transmission token count field can be changed making the token appear truncated.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | None |
| Availability Impact | None | None | None |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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