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CVE-2021-37750

krb5: NULL pointer dereference in process_tgs_req() in kdc/do_tgs_req.c via a FAST inner body that lacks server field

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.3 has a NULL pointer dereference in kdc/do_tgs_req.c via a FAST inner body that lacks a server field.

El Centro de Distribución de Claves (KDC) en MIT Kerberos 5 (también se conoce como krb5) versiones anteriores a 1.18.5 y 1.19.x versiones anteriores a 1.19.3, presenta una desreferencia de puntero NULL en el archivo kdc/do_tgs_req.c por medio de un cuerpo interno FAST que carece de un campo de servidor.

A flaw was found in krb5. The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 has a NULL pointer dereference via a FAST inner body that lacks a server field. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash the Kerberos KDC server. 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
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-07-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-08-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 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
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mit
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Kerberos 5
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< 1.18.5
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-
Affected
Mit
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Kerberos 5
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>= 1.19.0 < 1.19.3
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-
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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33
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-
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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-
Affected
Starwindsoftware
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Starwind Virtual San
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v8r13
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14338
Affected
Oracle
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Communications Cloud Native Core Network Slice Selection Function
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22.1.0
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Affected