// For flags

CVE-2021-36222

krb5: Sending a request containing PA-ENCRYPTED-CHALLENGE padata element without using FAST could result in NULL dereference in KDC which leads to DoS

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

ec_verify in kdc/kdc_preauth_ec.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.4 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash. This occurs because a return value is not properly managed in a certain situation.

La función ec_verify en el archivo kdc/kdc_preauth_ec.c en el Centro de Distribución de Claves (KDC) en MIT Kerberos 5 (también se conoce como krb5) versiones anteriores a 1.18.4 y versiones 1.19.x anteriores a 1.19.2, permite a atacantes remotos causar una desreferencia de puntero NULL y un bloqueo del daemon. Esto ocurre porque un valor de retorno no es manejado apropiadamente en una situación determinada

A flaw was found in krb5. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a NULL dereference in the KDC by sending a request containing a PA-ENCRYPTED-CHALLENGE padata element without using FAST. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4.0 images Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes provides the capabilities to address common challenges that administrators and site reliability engineers face as they work across a range of public and private cloud environments. Clusters and applications are all visible and managed from a single console—with security policy built in. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes, which fix several bugs and security issues. Issues addressed include buffer overflow, denial of service, information leakage, integer overflow, out of bounds read, and path sanitization vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-07-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-07-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Mit
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Kerberos 5
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< 1.18.4
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Affected
Mit
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Kerberos 5
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>= 1.19.0 < 1.19.2
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Netapp
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Active Iq Unified Manager
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-vmware_vsphere
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Netapp
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Active Iq Unified Manager
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-windows
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Netapp
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Oncommand Insight
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Netapp
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Oncommand Workflow Automation
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Netapp
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Snapcenter
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Oracle
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Mysql Server
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>= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.26
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Affected