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CVE-2014-5351

LOWEPSS 84th pctl
2.1
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The kadm5_randkey_principal_3 function in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13 sends old keys in a response to a -randkey -keepold request, which allows remote authenticated users to forge tickets by leveraging administrative access.

How to fix

Remediation Available
krb5Debian
Fixed in:1.12.1+dfsg-10CVE-2014-5351
Fixed in:1.12.1+dfsg-10CVE-2014-5351
Fixed in:1.12.1+dfsg-10CVE-2014-5351
Fixed in:1.12.1+dfsg-10CVE-2014-5351
krb5Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
krb5-admin-serverUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
krb5-kdcUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
krb5-kdc-ldapUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
krb5-otpUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
krb5-pkinitUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
krb5-userUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libgssapi-krb5-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libgssrpc4Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libk5crypto3Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libkadm5clnt-mit9Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libkadm5srv-mit8Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libkadm5srv-mit9Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libkdb5-7Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libkrad0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libkrb5-3Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1
libkrb5support0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1USN-2498-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

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