#VU11076 Security restrictions bypass in Kerberos 5 - CVE-2018-5730

 

#VU11076 Security restrictions bypass in Kerberos 5 - CVE-2018-5730

Published: March 14, 2018 / Updated: March 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11076
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5730
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Kerberos 5
Software vendor:
MIT

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on a targeted system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker can add crafted principals to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) database and bypass a DN containership check.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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