SB2014121702 - Input validation error in web.mit.edu krb5

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SB2014121702 - Input validation error in web.mit.edu krb5

Published: December 17, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014121702
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5353)

The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can 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.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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