CVE-2014-4344
EPSS 5.3%
Description
The acc_ctx_cont function in the SPNEGO acceptor in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty continuation token at a certain point during a SPNEGO negotiation.
How to fix CVE-2014-4344
To remediate CVE-2014-4344, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.12.1+dfsg-5 or later
Is CVE-2014-4344 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.12.1+dfsg-5