#VU79344 Double Free in Kerberos 5 - CVE-2023-39975

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#VU79344 Double Free in Kerberos 5 - CVE-2023-39975

Published: August 10, 2023 / Updated: August 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79344
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Kerberos 5
Software vendor:
MIT

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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