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CVE-2023-25563

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

GSS-NTLMSSP is a mechglue plugin for the GSSAPI library that implements NTLM authentication. Prior to version 1.2.0, multiple out-of-bounds reads when decoding NTLM fields can trigger a denial of service. A 32-bit integer overflow condition can lead to incorrect checks of consistency of length of internal buffers. Although most applications will error out before accepting a singe input buffer of 4GB in length this could theoretically happen. This vulnerability can be triggered via the main `gss_accept_sec_context` entry point if the application allows tokens greater than 4GB in length. This can lead to a large, up to 65KB, out-of-bounds read which could cause a denial-of-service if it reads from unmapped memory. Version 1.2.0 contains a patch for the out-of-bounds reads.

How to fix

Remediation Available
gss-ntlmsspDebian
Fixed in:1.2.0-1CVE-2023-25563
Fixed in:1.2.0-1CVE-2023-25563
Fixed in:1.2.0-1CVE-2023-25563
gssntlmsspRocky
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
gssntlmsspRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
gssntlmssp-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
gssntlmssp-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
gssntlmssp-debugsourceRocky
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
gssntlmssp-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-1.el8_8RHSA-2023:3097
gss-ntlmsspUbuntu
Fixed in:0.7.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1USN-7588-1
Fixed in:0.7.0-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1USN-7588-1
Fixed in:0.7.0-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1USN-7588-1
Fixed in:0.7.0-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1USN-7588-1

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days
61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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