Intrusion PreventionMIT.Kerberos.5.recvauth.Invalid.Memory.Access
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in MIT Kerberos.
The vulnerability is due to a NULL pointer dereference error when vulnerable module handles a maliciously crafted packet. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to cause a denial of service condition on the affected system via a maliciously crafted packet.
Affected Products
MIT Kerberos krb5-1.13.1 and prior
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems or services
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/102bb6ebf20f9174130c85c3b052ae104e5073ec
Telemetry
Coverage
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Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-27 | 15.852 | Sig Added |
| ID | 40262 |
| Created | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Updated | Jun 14, 2023 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2014-5355 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 94.94% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | All |
| Affected App | Other |