CVE-2019-14844

Description

A flaw was found in, Fedora versions of krb5 from 1.16.1 to, including 1.17.x, in the way a Kerberos client could crash the KDC by sending one of the RFC 4556 "enctypes". A remote unauthenticated user could use this flaw to crash the KDC.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.33% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: MIT krb5
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/981 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14844 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDE2QOKK4I4TV4WV74ZQWICZ4HJN2MOK/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N4LS5PIJOCNOUZGLO2OBT6GY334PUOSW/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/54ZYKEJZ77BXZWGF4NEVKC33ESVROEYC/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0003/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14844?
CVE-2019-14844 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14844?
To fix CVE-2019-14844, 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-2019-14844 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14844 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14844?
CVE-2019-14844 affects MIT krb5.
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