CVE-2014-4344

7.8 · HIGH

Published Aug 14, 2014 debian CWE-476 EPSS 6.61% (93th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-4344 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting debian debian_linux. It was published on August 14, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The acc_ctx_cont function in the SPNEGO acceptor in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty continuation token at a certain point during a SPNEGO negotiation.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from debian. Update debian_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0345.html Ref aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nas_advisory1.asc Ref krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7970 Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136360.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0439.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/59102 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60082 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60448 Ref secunia.com/advisories/61051 Ref support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15561.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-4344?

CVE-2014-4344 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting debian debian_linux. It was published on August 14, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-4344?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-4344?

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