What is CVE-2022-3116?

CVE-2022-3116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-3116?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Heimdal_project Heimdal

CVE-2022-3116

The Heimdal Software Kerberos 5 implementation is vulnerable to a null pointer dereferance. An attacker with network access to an application that depends on the vulnerable code path can cause the application to crash.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Heimdal_project Heimdal
N/a Heimdal Software Kerberos — versions Heimdal Software Kerberos 5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

secalert@redhat.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3116?: CVE-2022-3116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-3116?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.