Double Free in Kerberos 5 - CVE-2023-39975
Published: August 10, 2023 / Updated: August 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79344
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39975
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MIT
Affected software:
Kerberos 5
Kerberos 5
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the free_req_info(). A remote attacker send a specially crafted request to trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-39975
Install updates from vendor's website.