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CVE-2014-5353

Published: 16 December 2014

The krb5_ldap_get_password_policy_from_dn function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_pwd_policy.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.1, when the KDC uses LDAP, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a successful LDAP query with no results, as demonstrated by using an incorrect object type for a password policy.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
krb5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (1.12.1+dfsg-16)
lucid
Released (1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.14)
precise
Released (1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.6)
trusty
Released (1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.1)
utopic
Released (1.12.1+dfsg-10ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/d1f707024f1d0af6e54a18885322d70fa15ec4d3
Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community.