Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5

CVE-2023-36054

lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.20.2 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 frees an uninitialized pointer. A remote authenticated user can trigger a kadmind crash. This occurs because _xdr_kadm5_principal_ent_rec does not…

EPSS: 0.021 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36054?
CVE-2023-36054 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-36054?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36054 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.