Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-37750 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Kerberos 5 Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
Vendor | MIT |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated 15.02.2022
Added fixed version.
EUVDB-ID: #VU56828
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37750
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in kdc/do_tgs_req.c. A remote user can pass specially crafted data via the FAST inner body that lacks a server field, trigger a NULL pointer dereference error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsKerberos 5: 1.18 - 1.19.2
External linkshttp://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/d775c95af7606a51bf79547a94fa52ddd1cb7f49
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MFCLW7D46E4VCREKKH453T5DA4XOLHU2/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.