CVE-2013-1416
Description
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
| suse | 11.4 | affected | |
| suse | 12.1 | affected | |
| suse | 12.2 | affected | |
| suse | 12.3 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.4 | affected | |
| fedora | 17 | affected | |
| fedora | 18 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mit | kerberos_5 | {"endExcluding":"1.10.5"} | 1.10.5 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1416.html
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7600
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102058.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102074.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00041.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00102.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0748.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:157
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:158
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/8ee70ec63931d1e38567905387ab9b1d45734d81
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1416
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.