CVE-2014-5355
It was found that the krb5_read_message() function of MIT Kerberos did not correctly sanitize input, and could create invalid krb5_data objects. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a Kerberos child process via a specially crafted request.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (krb5) | RHSA-2015:2154 | 2015-11-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (krb5) | RHSA-2015:0794 | 2015-04-09 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | krb5 | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossas | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | krb5 | Will not fix |