CVE-2014-5354

Description

plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by creating a database entry for a keyless principal, as demonstrated by a kadmin "add_principal -nokey" or "purgekeys -all" command.

3.5

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.56%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00061.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71680	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031376	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1	vendor advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/04038bf3633c4b909b5ded3072dc88c8c419bf16

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5354?: CVE-2014-5354 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-5354?: To fix CVE-2014-5354, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-5354 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-5354 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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