CVE-2024-37371

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.21.3, an attacker can cause invalid memory reads during GSS message token handling by sending message tokens with invalid length fields.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef	Patch
https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef	Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0009/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250124-0010/
https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-06-28 23:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-37371

Mitre link : CVE-2024-37371

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-37371

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

mit

kerberos_5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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