Denial of service in Kerberos 5
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-26458 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Kerberos 5 Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
| Vendor | MIT |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU88225
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26458
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in /krb5/src/lib/rpc/pmap_rmt.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsKerberos 5: 1.21.1
External linkshttp://github.com/LuMingYinDetect/krb5_defects/blob/main/krb5_detect_1.md
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
